Utilising existing data sets for CAM-consumption research: The case of cohort studies

Researching Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 37-51

  Sibbritt, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 84905889396     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203019986     Document Type: Chapter

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