A comparative study of complementary and alternative medicine use among heterosexually and lesbian identified women: Data from the ESTHER project (Pittsburgh, PA, 2003-2006)

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1161-1170

  Smith, Helen A ^a,b   Matthews, Alicia ^c   Markovic, Nina ^a   Youk, Ada ^a   Danielson, Michelle E ^a   Talbott, Evelyn O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART DISEASE; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; UNITED STATES; YOGA;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PENNSYLVANIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOGA;

EID: 78249273599     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0444     Document Type: Article

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