Use of complementary and alternative medicine among women in New York City: a pilot study.

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Published in J Altern Complement Med on December 01, 2001

Authors

P Factor-Litvak1, L F Cushman, F Kronenberg, C Wade, D Kalmuss

Author Affiliations

1: The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York, NY 10032, USA.

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