Pharmacists' patterns of use, knowledge, and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-63

  Koh, Hwee Ling ^a   Teo, Hsiao Huei ^a   Ng, Hui Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENDER; HERBAL MEDICINE; INCOME; INTERNET; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; SKILL; SYMPOSIUM;

EID: 0037293671     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555303321222946     Document Type: Article

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