Complementary and alternative medicine: Representation in popular magazines

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 671-674

  Dunne, Alexandra ^a   Phillips, Christine ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Periodicals as a topic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PERCEPTION; PUBLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957360482     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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