Attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine influence its use

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 380-388

  McFadden, Kristina L ^a   Hernndez, Theresa D ^a   Ito, Tiffany A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Conventional medicine; Exercise; Health locus of control; Healthy adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MEDICINE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 78049514570     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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