Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Older African-Americans

Older African Americans may be vulnerable to risks due to impaired healthcare access and understudied complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and other traditions. This study describes CAM use among older African Americans in Baltimore, MD, examining associations among CAM and sociodemographic, health status, healthcare utilization and neighborhood factors. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Older Urban African Americans: Individual and Neighborhood Associations JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION VOL. 100, NO. 10, OCTOBER 2008 Priscilla T . R yder, PhD; B everly Wolpert, MS; Denise Orwig, PhD; Olivia C arter-Pokras, PhD; Sandra A. B lack, PhD