The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices Among Australian University Students

Complementary Health Practice Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-179

  Feldman, Robert H ^a   Laura, Ronald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

alternative medicine; Australian university students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992812838     PISSN: 15332101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533210104272356     Document Type: Article

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