Complementary and Alternative Medicine Services in the Military Health System

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 837-843

  Herman, Patricia M ^a   Sorbero, Melony E ^a   Sims Columbia, Ann C ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

complementary therapies; military; military health system; military treatment facilities; service members

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; AIR FORCE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CHELATION THERAPY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY; HYPNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MINDFULNESS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSIC THERAPY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QIGONG; RELAXATION TRAINING; SPIRITUAL HEALING; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TAI CHI; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION; YOGA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85034577311     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2017.0236     Document Type: Article

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