Disclosing complementary and alternative medicine use in the medical encounter: A qualitative study in women with breast cancer

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 453-458

  Adler, Shelley R ^a   Fosket, Jennifer R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Breast neoplasms; Physician patient relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SAN FRANCISCO; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0033363362     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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