How nurses can be misled about complementary and alternative medicine

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 235-236

  Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING CARE; PROCEDURES;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; NURSES; NURSING CARE;

EID: 84921032627     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12498     Document Type: Editorial

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