The role of scientific evidence in the decision to use complementary and alternative medicine

Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-20

  Vanderheyden, Laura C ^a   Verhoef, Marja J ^a,b   Hilsden, Robert J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH;

EID: 23944439391     PISSN: 11762330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/01197065-200502010-00005     Document Type: Article

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