Examination of the use of complementary and alternative medicine in central appalachia, USA

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Nguyen, D ^a   Gavaza, P ^a   Hollon, L ^a   Nicholas, R ^a  

^a Appalachian College of Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; CAM; Complementary and alternative medicine; Conventional medicine; Pharmacy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

APPALACHIAN REGION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84893493913     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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