The use of conventional and complementary therapies for insomnia among Hong Kong Chinese: A telephone survey

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 894-902

  Yeung, Wing Fai ^a   Chung, Ka Fai ^b   Yung, Kam Ping ^b   Ho, Fiona Yan Yee ^b   Ho, Lai Ming ^b   Yu, Yee Man ^b   Kwok, Chi Wa ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alternative; CAM; Chinese; Complementary; Conventional medicine; Insomnia; Prevalence; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HERBAL MEDICINE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; INTERVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908128480     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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