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Clinical Trial
. 2002 Oct;92(10):1604-6.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.92.10.1604.

Do attitudes toward and beliefs about complementary medicine affect treatment outcomes?

George T Lewith  1 , Michael E Hyland, Stephen Shaw
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Clinical Trial

Do attitudes toward and beliefs about complementary medicine affect treatment outcomes?

George T Lewith et al. Am J Public Health. 2002 Oct.
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