Profile of the complementary and alternative medicine workforce across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States and United Kingdom

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 364-378

  Leach, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Census; Complementary and alternative medicine; Health services; Workforce

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INCOME; MASSAGE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WORKING TIME; ADULT; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; FEMALE; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA;

ADULT; AUSTRALASIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84880625822     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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