Session: Utilization and Prevalence of Alternative Therapies
4014.0: Tuesday, November 18, 2003: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Utilization and Prevalence of Alternative Therapies
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Moderator(s):Ping Hu Johnson, MD, PhD, CHES
8:30 AMAlternative Medicine Use: Alive and Well In Rural America
Julie Gast, PhD, Heather Thunell, MS
8:45 AMComplementary therapy use among adults with arthritis
Carla J. Herman, MD, MPH, Peg Allen, MPH, William C. Hunt, MS, Shirley Pareo, MS, Arti Prasad, MD
9:00 AMUtilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by adults with cancer in California: Results from the California Health Interview Survey Follow-up Study of CAM
Michael S. Goldstein, PhD, E. Richard Brown, PhD, Hal Morgenstern, PhD, Roshan Bastani, PhD, David Grant, PhD, Nicole Gatto, MPH, Rachel Ballard-Barbash, MD, MPH, Gordon Willis, PhD, Anita Ambs, MPH
9:15 AMComplementary and alternative medicine use among male urology patients: Prevalence and correlates of use
Jonathan C. Samuel, MPH, Linda M. Chatters, PhD, Minda L. Patt, Jennifer L. Beebe-Dimmer, PhD, Kathleen A. Cooney, MD, Gary J. Faerber, MD
9:30 AMAfrican American alternative medicine: Using alternative medicine to prevent and control chronic diseases
Eric Bailey, PhD, MPH
Organized by:Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
Endorsed by:Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Chiropractic Health Care; Medical Care; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy

The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA