Health Care Utilization Among Complementary and Alternative Medicine Users in a Large Military Cohort

Abstract

Complementary and Alternative Medicine use and how it impacts health care utilization in the United States Military is not well documented. Using data from the Millennium Cohort Study we describe the characteristics of CAM users in a large military population and document their health care needs over a 12-month period. The aim of this study was to determine if CAM users are requiring more physician-based medical services than users of conventional medicine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 2011
Accession Number
ADA540982

Entities

People

  • Besa Smith
  • Edward J. Boyko
  • Gary Dean Gackstetter
  • Isabel Gomez Jacobson
  • Martin R. White
  • Timothy Steven Wells
  • Tyler Clain Smith

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Education
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Military Personnel
  • Nervous System
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Physicians
  • Side Effects
  • Surveys
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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