Personal use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by U.S. health care workers

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1 PART 1, 2012, Pages 211-227

  Johnson, Pamela Jo ^a   Ward, Andrew ^b   Knutson, Lori ^a   Sendelbach, Sue ^c  

^a Allina Hospitals & Clinics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; health care workforce; National Health Interview Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; OCCUPATION; PHYSICIAN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855838612     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01304.x     Document Type: Article

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