Indirect and non-health risks associated with complementary and alternative medicine use: An integrative review

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 409-422

 

^a Jon) Lee   (Australia)

^b Jon) Lee   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Public health; Quality of healthcare; Risk; Safety

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CINAHL; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; COST; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMBASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIRECT AND NON HEALTH RISK; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDLINE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 84926408678     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2014.01.001     Document Type: Review

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