title: Natural, complementary, alternative: which term to use?
abstract: Although natural therapies are slowly infiltrating Australian nursing practice, there is still no consensus over which term to use and what these terms actually denote and infer. This article will address these concerns to reduce the confusion and misperception that currently surrounds the terminology currently in use.
authors.affiliation: University of South Australia.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leach
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000451:nursing*; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009626:Terminology as Topic