Understanding why people use complementary and alternative medicine

Perspectives on Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 155-181

  Cant, Sarah ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85084568111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203023297-16     Document Type: Chapter

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