U.S. Physician Recommendations to Their Patients about the Use of Complementary Health Approaches

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 25-33

  Stussman, Barbara J ^a   Nahin, Richard R ^a   Barnes, Patricia M ^b   Ward, Brian W ^b  

^a National Institutes of Health   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

chiropractic; complementary health; massage therapy; National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; nondietary supplements; U.S. physicians; yoga

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; RACE; UNITED STATES; YOGA; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85078339627     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2019.0303     Document Type: Article

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