Medical care
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Comparative Study
The association of race/ethnicity with the receipt of traditional and alternative arthritis-specific health care.
The role of race/ethnicity in the receipt of arthritis-specific health care has not been well defined. ⋯ In this population of community-dwelling older adults, white race was significantly associated with CAM use and visits to primary care physicians for arthritis care. In contrast, the use of specialists and prescription arthritis medications was better explained by factors other than race/ethnicity, which included female gender, urban residence, higher educational level, and other arthritis-specific variables.