Relief, risk and renewal: Mixed therapy regimens in an Australian suburb

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1695-1705

  Connor, Linda H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative therapies; Australia; CAM; Medical anthropology; Medical pluralism; Natural therapies; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN;

HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMMUNITY; DISABILITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE; MALAISE; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SCIENCE; SOCIETY;

EID: 3242779261     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.01.030     Document Type: Article

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