Use of complementary and alternative medicine in Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 69-75

  Torres Zeno, Roberto E ^a   Ríos Motta, Ruth ^a   Sánchez Rodríguez, Yelitza ^a   Miranda Massari, Jorge ^a   Marín Centeno, Heriberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Chronic conditions; Complementary and alternative medicine; Health care access; Health care utilization; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PUERTO RICO; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PUERTO RICO; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84969922502     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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