The interface between tradition and science: Naturopaths' perspectives of modern practice

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 967-972

  Steel, Amie ^a   Adams, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCIENCE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NATUROPATHY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCIENCE;

EID: 80054857726     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0497     Document Type: Article

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