Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 153-164 , December 2007

Quality Evaluation of Randomized Controlled Trials on Complementary and Alternative Medicine

  • Kasil Oh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Keum-Soon Kim, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Jee-Won Park, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Jee-Won Park, PhD, College of Nursing, Ajou University, San 5 Wonchun Dong, Yeongtonggu, Suwon 443-749, Korea
    • ,
  • Jiyeon Kang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea

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doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60018-3

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 153-164 , December 2007

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