Prevalence and Determinants of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Provider Use among Adults from 32 Countries

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 584-590

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b,c   Pengpid, Supa ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; America; Asia; Australia; complementary medicine; Europe; traditional; utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; BULGARIA; CHINA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FINLAND; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; ITALY; LITHUANIA; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHILIPPINES; POLAND; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH KOREA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; TAIWAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007448749     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-016-2748-y     Document Type: Article

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