Discussion networks, physician visits, and non-conventional medicine: Probing the relational correlates of health care utilization

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 176-184

  Schafer, Markus H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAM; Care seeking; Complementary and alternative medicine; Health care; Physician visits; Social networks; Social support; USA

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH WORKER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877066243     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.031     Document Type: Article

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