Costs and drivers of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in people with type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-53

  Spinks, Jean ^a   Hollingsworth, Bruce ^b   Manderson, Lenore ^a   Lin, Vivian ^c   Canaway, Rachel ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Complementary therapies; Health expenditures; National health survey (Australia); Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 84876474095     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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