The intersecting paradigms of naturopathic medicine and public health: Opportunities for naturopathic medicine

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1079-1084

  Wardle, Jon ^a,b   Oberg, Erica B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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

^c BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NATUROPATHY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 81455140984     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0830     Document Type: Article

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