Attitudes and beliefs towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM): A cross-cultural approach comparing Singapore and the United Kingdom

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 247-253

  Chua, Su Anne ^a   Furnham, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAM; Singapore; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50249180226     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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