Understanding the role of scientific evidence in consumer evaluation of natural health products for osteoarthritis an application of the means end chain approach

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Over 30% of individuals use natural health products (NHPs) for osteoarthritis-related pain. The Deficit Model for the Public Understanding of Science suggests that if individuals are given more information (especially about scientifi...

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Main Authors: Tsui Teresa, Boon Heather, Boecker Andreas, Kachan Natasha, Krahn Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/12/198