Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Managed Health-care: Setting an Agenda

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 231-249

  Kao, Laurel Skurko ^a  

^a Line International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS;

EID: 0032247008     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X98000282     Document Type: Article

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