Barriers and enablers to evidence implementation in Australian complementary medicine practice: a cross-sectional study.
Despite the strong impetus for complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) clinicians to engage with research evidence, the enablers and barriers to evidence implementation for most CIM disciplines remain poorly understood. Identifying these determinants represents a critical first step to facilita...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Complementary & Integrative Medicine Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 512 - 522 |
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De Gruyter
Sep2025
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