Patients’ Opinions about Complementary Medicine

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 164-168

  Abbot, N C ^a   Ernst, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary alternative medicine: effectiveness; Costs; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000980140     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000210318     Document Type: Article

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