Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 107-115

  Spinks, Jean ^a   Johnston, David ^a   Hollingsworth, Bruce ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Complementary therapies; Health behaviours; Health services; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC ILLNESS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOURS; HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894285814     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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