Older adults' self-management of daily symptoms: Complementary therapies, self-care, and medical care

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 569-597

  Arcury, Thomas A ^a   Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Neiberg, Rebecca H ^a   Lang, Wei ^a   Nguyen, Ha ^a   Altizer, Kathryn ^a   Stoller, Eleanor P ^b   Bell, Ronny A ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

complementary therapies; health self management; rural aging

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGING; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 84860298114     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264311428168     Document Type: Article

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