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Age, race and ethnicity in the use of complementary and alternative medicine for health self-management — evidence from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey
Author(s)	Joseph G Grzywacz, Wei Lang, Cynthia Suerken
Journal title	Journal of Aging and Health, vol 17, no 5, October 2005
Pages	pp 547-572
Source	http://www.sagepub.com
Keywords	Alternative medicine ; Health [elderly] ; Life span ; Ethnic groups ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Data from the US National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2002 were used to operationalise distinct types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in terms of: no use; use for treatment only; use for prevention only; and use for both treatment and prevention. Differences in CAM use by age and ethnicity were examined using SUDAAN modelling software to adjust for design effects. Associations of age with CAM use are curvilinear but differed by ethnicity. Some types of CAM are used primarily for treatment; others are used for health maintenance. CAM use is one component of adults' overall approach to health self-management. Patterns of CAM use by age and ethnicity most likely reflect differences in CAM availability and prevailing public health policies when adults begin making their own health-related decisions. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-051121203 A
Classmark	LK3: CC: BG6: TK: 3F: 7T
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