Utilization patterns of complementary and alternative medicine in Australia, Canada and the United States: popularity of dietary supplements, mind-body and manipulative therapies

Marina Luketina Sunjka, Ana Pejcic, Mihajlo Jakovljevic

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7175/fe.v18i1.1304

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Complementary and alternative medicine; Utilization; Australia; Canada; USA

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