Is prayer CAM?

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-438

  Tippens, Kim ^a   Marsman, Kevin ^a   Zwickey, Heather ^a  

^a National College of Natural Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BIOMEDICINE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; MEDITATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REIKI; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FAITH HEALING; HUMANS; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES;

EID: 65549126418     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0480     Document Type: Article

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