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Is evaluating of complementary and alternative medicine equivalent to evaluating the absurd?

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Is evaluating of complementary and alternative medicine equivalent to evaluating the absurd? / Greasley, Pete.
In: Evaluation and the Health Professions, Vol. 33, No. 2, 06.2010, p. 127-139.

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Greasley, P 2010, 'Is evaluating of complementary and alternative medicine equivalent to evaluating the absurd?', Evaluation and the Health Professions, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 127-139. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163278710361923

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Greasley, P. (2010). Is evaluating of complementary and alternative medicine equivalent to evaluating the absurd? Evaluation and the Health Professions, 33(2), 127-139. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163278710361923

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Greasley P. Is evaluating of complementary and alternative medicine equivalent to evaluating the absurd? Evaluation and the Health Professions. 2010 Jun;33(2):127-139. doi: 10.1177/0163278710361923

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Greasley, Pete. / Is evaluating of complementary and alternative medicine equivalent to evaluating the absurd?. In: Evaluation and the Health Professions. 2010 ; Vol. 33, No. 2. pp. 127-139.

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