Disentangling Integrative Medicine

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 565-566

  Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICINE; NOTE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHILOSOPHY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1642423727     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/79.4.565     Document Type: Note

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