Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Rural Communities: Current Research and Future Directions

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-112

  Wardle, Jon ^a   Lui, Chi Wai ^a   Adams, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Alternative medicine; Health services research; Rural; Utilization of health services

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855312126     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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