Comparing two questionnaires for eliciting CAM use in a multi-ethnic US population of older adults

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Quandt, Sara A ^a   Ip, Edward H ^a   Saldana, Santiago ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Alternative medicine; American Indian; Complementary medicine; Diabetes; Elderly

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GARLIC; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861202737     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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