A systematic review of beliefs involved in the use of complementary and alternative medicine

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 851-867

  Bishop, Felicity L ^a   Yardley, Lucy ^a   Lewith, George T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAM; Health beliefs; Illness perceptions; Review; Treatment beliefs

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOLISTIC CARE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS;

EID: 35148885194     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307082447     Document Type: Article

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