Patterns of medical pluralism among adults: Results from the 2001 National Health Interview Survey in Taiwan

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Shih, Chun Chuan ^a   Su, Yi Chang ^a   Liao, Chien Chang ^a,b   Lin, Jaung Geng ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RISK; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955027023     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-191     Document Type: Article

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