Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 75-85 , February 2009

Use of Antidepressants and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Outpatients With Depression in Taiwan

  • Mei-Chi Hsu
    • ,
  • Wendy Moyle

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Professor Wendy Moyle, Deputy Director, Research Centre for Clinical Practice Innovation, Research Higher Degree Coordinator, School of Nursing and MidwiferyGriffith Health, Chairperson, GU Human Research Ethics Committee, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111 Australia.
    • ,
  • Debra Creedy
    • ,
  • Lorraine Venturato
    • ,
  • Wen-Chen Ouyang
    • ,
  • Shiow-Luan Tsay

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.03.004

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 75-85 , February 2009

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