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CAM Essentials| Volume 5, ISSUE 1, P18-20, January 2009

Introducing Complementary and Alternative Therapies

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    1 Mary Koithan, PhD, RN-C, CNS-C, is an associate professor in the College of Nursing and the College of Medicine's Department of Family and Community Medicine and Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
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    1 Mary Koithan, PhD, RN-C, CNS-C, is an associate professor in the College of Nursing and the College of Medicine's Department of Family and Community Medicine and Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
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    1 Mary Koithan, PhD, RN-C, CNS-C, is an associate professor in the College of Nursing and the College of Medicine's Department of Family and Community Medicine and Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2008.10.012
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      This publication was made possible by Grant Number T32 AT001287 from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NCCAM or the National Institutes of Health.

      Curious about CAM? Take a look at Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, at www.explorejournal.com. The journal addresses the scientific principles behind and applications of evidence-based healing practices in conventional, alternative, and cross-cultural medicine.

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