Use of complementary and alternative medicine for treatment among African-Americans: A multivariate analysis

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 196-208

  Barner, Jamie C ^a   Bohman, Thomas M ^a   Brown, Carolyn M ^a   Richards, Kristin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Andersen Health care Utilization Model; CAM; CAM for treatment complementary alternative medicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956227091     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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