Care seeking, use of complementary therapies and self management among people with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease CAMELOT phase I: An ethnographic approach

Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-66

  Manderson, L ^a   Canaway, R ^a   Unantenne, N ^b   Oldenburg, B ^a   Lin, V ^c   Hollingsworth, B ^d   de Courten, M ^e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CAMELOT Project   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Chronic disease management; Complementary therapies; Ethnographic research; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859368338     PISSN: 10338330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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