Legal Issues in Integration of Complementary Therapies Into Cardiology Practice

Complementary and Integrative Therapies for Cardiovascular Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 29-55

  Schouten, Ronald ^a,b   Cohen, Michael H ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84942121524     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-03002-1.50006-9     Document Type: Chapter

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