Risk and protection: CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) use in the NHS

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Ruston, A., Cant, S. and Watts, P. 2009. Risk and protection: CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) use in the NHS.

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Year	2009
Conference	British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Group 41st Annual Conference
Deposited	20 Jul 2011

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