The use of complementary and alternative medicine in later life

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 227-236

  Adams, Jon ^a,b   Lui, Chi Wai ^a,b   McLaughlin, Deirdre ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Aged; Alternative medicine; Aromatherapy; Chiropractic care; Complementary medicine; Herbal medicine; Reflexology

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 77949656902     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259809990360     Document Type: Review

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