Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) among adults in Italy: Use and related satisfaction

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages e325-e332

  Barbadoro, P ^a   Chiatti, C ^a,b   D'Errico, M M ^a   Minelli, A ^c   Pennacchietti, L ^a   Ponzio, E ^a   Prospero, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Italian National Research Centre on Ageing INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Health services; Herbal medicine; Homeopathy; Italian national institute of statistics (ISTAT)

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 82455220855     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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