Complementary therapies: The appeal to general practitioners

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 95-98

  Eastwood, Heather L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034679817     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb139253.x     Document Type: Review

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