Complementary and alternative medicine among veterans and military personnel a synthesis of population surveys

Medical Care

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages S83-S90

  Davis, Margot T ^a   Mulvaney Day, Norah ^b   Larson, Mary Jo ^a   Hoover, Ronald ^c   Mauch, Danna ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary alternative medicine; Military veteran; Population survey; Psychological health conditions; PTSD; Survey analysis

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ART THERAPY; CHIROPRACTIC; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HERB; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; LEISURE; MASSAGE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VETERAN; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84916198305     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000227     Document Type: Review

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