Alternative therapies and public health: Crisis or opportunity?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1566-1567

  Trachtenberg, Duchy ^a  

^a Create (Opt Hlth Care/Educ) Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036789273     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.92.10.1566     Document Type: Editorial

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