Nonconventional medicine in Israel: Consultation patterns of the Israeli population and attitudes of primary care physicians

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1341-1348

  Bernstein, Judith H ^a,b   Shuval, Judith T ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Israel; Nonconventional medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSULTATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0030940572     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)84076-2     Document Type: Article

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