How parents choose to use CAM: A systematic review of theoretical models

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Lorenc, Ava ^a   Ilan Clarke, Yael ^b   Robinson, Nicola ^a   Blair, Mitch ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADULT; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTS;

EID: 65649130483     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-9-9     Document Type: Review

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