The use of complementary and alternative medicine by nurses

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 672-675

  Buchan, Shonagh ^a   Shakeel, Muhammad ^a   Trinidade, Aaron ^b   Buchan, Duncan ^c   Ah See, Kim ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; CAM; Complementary; Nurse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862889753     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.11.672     Document Type: Article

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