The significance of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as self-care: Examining 'hidden' health-seeking behaviour for chronic illness in later life

Advances in Integrative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 103-104

  Adams, Jon ^a   Kroll, Thilo ^b   Broom, Alex ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE;

EID: 84984985514     PISSN: 22129588     EISSN: 22129596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aimed.2014.12.005     Document Type: Editorial

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