Complementary therapies and the NHS

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7521, 2005, Pages 856-857

  Thompson, Trevor ^a   Feder, Gene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 26944448279     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7521.856     Document Type: Editorial

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