Towards quality in complementary health care: is the german "heilpraktiker" a model for complementary practitioners?

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-190

  Ernst, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; History; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FORECASTING; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FORECASTING; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030116395     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/8.2.187     Document Type: Article

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