Occurrence and co-occurrence of types of complementary and alternative medicine use by age, gender, ethnicity, and education among adults in the United States: The 2002 national health interview survey (NHIS)

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 363-370

  Neiberg, Rebecca H ^a   Aickin, Mikel ^b   Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Lang, Wei ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a   Bell, Ronny A ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CAUCASIAN; CHIROPRACTIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955038556     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0157     Document Type: Article

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