Simply because it works better: Exploring motives for the use of medical herbalism in contemporary U.K. health care

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 300-308

  Little, C V ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAM; Complementary and alternative medicine; Herbalism; Motives; Phenomenology; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 70449708994     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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