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Complementary medicine use, views, and experiences: a national survey in England

Debbie Sharp, Ava Lorenc, Richard Morris, Gene Feder, Paul Little, Sandra Hollinghurst, Stewart W Mercer and Hugh MacPherson
BJGP Open 2018; 2 (4): bjgpopen18X101614. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen18X101614
Debbie Sharp
1 Professor of Primary Care, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, , UK
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Ava Lorenc
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  • For correspondence: ava.lorenc@bristol.ac.uk
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3 Professor in Medical Statistics, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, , UK
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Gene Feder
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Paul Little
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vol. 2 no. 4 bjgpopen18X101614
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen18X101614
PubMed 
30723800

Published By 
Royal College of General Practitioners
History 
  • Received January 15, 2018
  • Accepted July 23, 2018
  • Published online January 22, 2019.

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  1. Debbie Sharp, PhD1,
  2. Ava Lorenc, PhD2,*,
  3. Richard Morris, PhD3,
  4. Gene Feder, MD4,
  5. Paul Little, FMedSci5,
  6. Sandra Hollinghurst, PhD6,
  7. Stewart W Mercer, PhD7 and
  8. Hugh MacPherson, PhD8
  1. 1 Professor of Primary Care, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol , UK
  2. 2 Senior Research Associate, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol , UK
  3. 3 Professor in Medical Statistics, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol , UK
  4. 4 Professor of Primary Care, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol , UK
  5. 5 Professor of Primary Care Research, Primary Medical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton , UK
  6. 6 Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol , UK
  7. 7 Chair in Primary Care Research, Primary Care and General Practice, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow , UK
  8. 8 Professor of Acupuncture Research, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York , UK
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    ava.lorenc{at}bristol.ac.uk
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