Use of complementary and alternative medicine by mid-age women with back pain: a national cross-sectional survey

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Broom, Alex F ^a   Kirby, Emma R ^a   Sibbritt, David W ^b   Adams, Jon ^a,b   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back pain; Complementary medicine; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACKACHE; CHIROPRACTIC; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASSAGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; BACK PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BACK PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868685489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-98     Document Type: Article

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