Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Older Adults: An Exploratory Study

Complementary Health Practice Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-46

  Montalto, Catherine P ^a   Bhargava, Vibha ^a   Hong, Gong Soog ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

complementary and alternative medicine; older adults; preventive and curative modalities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992781291     PISSN: 15332101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533210106288823     Document Type: Article

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