Welcome to the lion's den - CAM therapists and immunisations

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 98-100

  Schmidt, Katja ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRIA; GERMANY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19644379059     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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