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Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 268-271

  Manheimer, Eric ^a   Berman, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 1442350477     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(03)00128-6     Document Type: Article

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