Complementary and alternative medicine: Part 2-evidence and implications for GPs

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 689-691

  Kotsirilos, Vicki ^a  

^a Australasian Integrative Medicine Association   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26944488355     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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