Usage of complementary medicine across Switzerland: Results of the Swiss Health Survey 2007

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 142, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Klein, Sabine D ^a   Frei Erb, Martin ^a   Wolf, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CAM; Complementary medicine; Survey; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLEXOLOGY; SWITZERLAND; TELECONSULTATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866286063     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2012.13666     Document Type: Article

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