Complementary therapies for older adults: A exploratory survey of primary care physicians' attitudes

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-19

  Rose, Julia Hannum ^a   O'Toole, Elizabeth E ^b   Skeist, Robert ^b   Pfeiffer, Barbara ^b   Carlsen, Wayne R ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031957557     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v19n01_02     Document Type: Article

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