Delays in seeking conventional medical care and complementary and alternative medicine utilization

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2081-2096

  Ayers, Stephanie L ^a   Kronenfeld, Jennie J ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access demand utilization of services; biostatistical methods; medical decision making

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; THERAPY DELAY;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866485485     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01406.x     Document Type: Article

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