Complementary medicine research in Australia: A strategy for the future

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 331-333

  Bensoussan, Alan ^a   Lewith, George T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUDGET; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644264087     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06303.x     Document Type: Article

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