Unconventional dentistry: Part I. Introduction

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 323-326

  Goldstein, Burton H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Dentistry; Science

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL RESEARCH; DENTISTRY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCIENCE;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DENTAL RESEARCH; DENTISTRY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCIENCE;

EID: 0034199188     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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