Integrating complementary and alternative medicine with primary health care

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Shirwaikar, Annie ^a   Govindarajan, Raghavan ^b   Rawat, Ajay Kumar Singh ^c  

^a GULF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Jebel Ali Free Zone   (United Arab Emirates)

^c CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 84881429082     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/948308     Document Type: Editorial

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