Lay books on complementary/alternative medicine: A risk factor for good health?

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 209-215

  Ernst, E ^a   Armstrong, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 0032460451     PISSN: 09246479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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