Complementary and alternative medicine in a military primary care clinic: A 5-year cohort study

Military Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 685-688

  George, Susan ^a   Jackson, Jeffrey L ^a   Passamonti, Mark ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Winn Army Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PHENOMENA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY FACILITIES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051609607     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00242     Document Type: Article

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