Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Adolescent Medicine Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 521-546

  Breuner, Cora Collette ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES;

EID: 33749364663     PISSN: 15473368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.admecli.2006.06.008     Document Type: Review

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