Studying complementary and alternative therapies

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1803-1804

  Offit, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; VITAMIN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FUNDING; GARLIC; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE COST; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SABAL; SHORT SURVEY; THERAPY EFFECT; VACCINATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84860475624     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.518     Document Type: Short Survey

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