Limited health knowledge as a reason for non-use of four common complementary health practices

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Burke, Adam ^a   Nahin, Richard L ^b   Stussman, Barbara J ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHIROPRACTIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; YOGA; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939250853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129336     Document Type: Article

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