A longitudinal analysis of self-prescribed complementary and alternative medicine use by a nationally representative sample of 19,783 Australian women, 2006-2010

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 699-704

  Bowe, Steven ^a   Adams, Jon ^b   Lui, Chi Wai ^c   Sibbritt, David ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Longitudinal analysis; Self prescription; Women

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CHINESE MEDICINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; SELF CARE; SELF PRESCRIPTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOGA; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941646224     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.06.011     Document Type: Article

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