Naturopathic and Western herbal medicine practice in Australia - A workforce survey

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-27

  Bensoussan, A ^a   Myers, S P ^b   Wu, S M ^b   O'Connor, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Healthcare workforce; Herbalism; Naturopathy

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG FATALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART PALPITATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAUNDICE; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN INCOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VOMITING;

EID: 2642559444     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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