Use of alternative medicine among Hispanics

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 851-859

  Mikhail, Nasser ^a   Wali, Soma ^a   Ziment, Irwin ^a  

^a OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGER; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRY SKIN; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HERB; HIRSUTISM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVOUSNESS; OBESITY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SAFETY; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TEA; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CALIFORNIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 8644229485     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2004.10.851     Document Type: Article

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