The determinants of choosing traditional Korean medicine or conventional medicine: Findings from the Korea health panel

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Choi, Ji Heon ^a   Kang, Sungwook ^b   You, Chang Hoon ^a   Kwon, Young Dae ^c  

^a International Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLEGE; DECISION MAKING; DIVORCED PERSON; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EAR DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EXERCISE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCOME; KOREA; KOREAN MEDICINE; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE SCHOOL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; SMOKING; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 84936806571     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/147408     Document Type: Article

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