The prevalence and determinants of Chinese medicine use by Australian women: Analysis of a cohort of 10,287 women aged 56-61 years

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 281-291

  Sibbritt, David ^a   Adams, Jon ^a   Murthy, Vijayendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Chinese Medicine; Health Care Utilization; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DRUG THERAPY; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876219681     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X13500201     Document Type: Article

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