Taking control: Complementary and alternative medicine in diabetes and cardiovascular disease management

Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 323-339

  Warren, Narelle ^a   Canaway, Rachel ^a   Unantenne, Nalika ^a   Manderson, Lenore ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomedicine; Chronic illness; Complementary therapies; Personal autonomy; Self management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883070477     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459312460699     Document Type: Article

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