Use of complementary and alternative medicine in Europe: Health-related and sociodemographic determinants

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 448-455

  Kemppainen, Laura M ^a   Kemppainen, Teemu T ^a,b   Reippainen, Jutta A ^c   Salmenniemi, Suvi T ^a   Vuolanto, Pia H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); country level differences; determinants of CAM use; European Social Survey; health conditions; health problems; health services; help seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041189617     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494817733869     Document Type: Article

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