Complementary and alternative medicine: The move into mainstream health care

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 110-120

  O'brien, Kylie ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Chinese medicine; Complementary medicine

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 2942660139     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2004.tb03158.x     Document Type: Review

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