Classifying and defining complementary and alternative medicine

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 777-778

  Wootton, Jacqueline C ^a  

^a Alternative Medicine Foundation Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BIOMEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOMENCLATURE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; SUBJECT HEADINGS; TERMINOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28444499001     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.777     Document Type: Editorial

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