Information resource needs and preference of Queensland general practitioners on complementary medicines: Result of a needs assessment

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Janamian, Tina ^a   O'Rourke, Peter ^b   Myers, Stephen P ^c   Eastwood, Heàther ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Medical Education Services Australia (MESA)   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RESOURCE NEEDS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 79959215359     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/810908     Document Type: Article

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