The Sociology of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Sociology Compass

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 805-822

  Gale, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84902577712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/soc4.12182     Document Type: Article

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