"Poverty and human development": The social responsibility of the naturopathic physician

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 783-785

  Tippens, Kim ^a   Connelly, Erin ^a  

^a National College of Natural Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AYURVEDA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; NATUROPATHY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POVERTY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35948944882     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.0500     Document Type: Editorial

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