International efforts spotlight traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1734-1739

  Fink, Sheri ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AGING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MADAGASCAR; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0036828023     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.92.11.1734     Document Type: Review

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