The Prevalence and Determinants of Using Traditional Chinese Medicine Among Middle-aged and Older Chinese Adults: Results From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1002.e1-1002.e5

  Liu, Tingting ^a   Li, Xiang ^b   Zou, Zhi Yong ^c   Li, Changwei ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Determinants; Prevalence; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUPPING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GUASHA; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; MOXIBUSTION; NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION; CHINA; HEALTH SURVEY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

AGED; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84947862430     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.07.011     Document Type: Article

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