The geography of complementary medicine: Perspectives and prospects

Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 175-185

  Andrews, Gavin J ^a   Wiles, Janine ^b   Miller, Karen Lee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Geography; Health geography; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPIRICISM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING; POLITICAL SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 3543150671     PISSN: 13536117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctnm.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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