Acupuncture in Australian general practice: Patient characteristics

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 259-262

  Easthope, Gary ^a   Gill, Gerard F ^a   Beilby, Justin J ^b   Tranter, Bruce K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0033559729     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb127747.x     Document Type: Article

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