Spiritual and religious identities predict the use of complementary and alternative medicine among US adults

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-12

  Ellison, Christopher G ^a   Bradshaw, Matt ^b   Roberts, Cheryl A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Behavior; Health; MIDUS; New Age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; SPIRITUAL HEALING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855516340     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.08.029     Document Type: Article

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