Parents' and practitioners' differing perspectives on traditional and complementary health approaches (TCAs) for children

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-14

  Lorenc, Ava ^a   Blair, Mitch ^b   Robinson, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Office visits; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNICITY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79961062739     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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