The international collaboration on complementary therapy resources (iccr): Working together to improve online CAM Information

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 647-653

  Pilkington, Karen ^a   Gamst, Are ^b   Liu, Irene ^c   Ostermann, Thomas ^d   Pinto, Dimity ^e   Richardon, Janet ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^e WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BRAINSTORMING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EUROPE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959822141     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0138     Document Type: Article

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