A scientific plan for the evaluation of alternative medicine in the treatment of HIV/AIDS

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 58-67

  Standish, Leanna J ^a   Calabrese, Carlo ^a   Reeves, Cherie ^a   Polissar, Nayak ^b   Bain, Shoshanah ^a   O'Donnell, Trisha ^a  

^a BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mountain Whisper Light Statistical Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; RESEARCH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD4; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH;

EID: 0031093252     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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