The professionalization of Western herbalists: Response to new product regulations in Canada

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 264-270

  Moss, Karen ^a   Boon, Heather ^b   Ballantyne, Peri ^b,c   Kachan, Natasha ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Natural health products; Professionalization; Regulation; Western herbalists

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 36549018974     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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