Distribution of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers in rural New South Wales, Australia: A step towards explaining high CAM use in rural health?

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 197-204

  Wardle, Jon ^a,b   Adams, Jon ^a,b   Magalhães, Ricardo J Soares ^a   Sibbritt, David ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b The Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine NORPHCAM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community service; Complementary and community therapist; Rural primary care; Rural service configuration; Rural workforce

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 79960479709     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2011.01200.x     Document Type: Article

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