Complementary medicine and genetic medicine: Polar disciplines or dynamic partners?

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 343-347

  Geller, Gail ^a,b,d   Francomano, Clair A ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; GENETICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 18444391835     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.343     Document Type: Review

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