The choice between chinese medicine and western medicine practitioners by Hong Kong adolescents

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 131-139

  Lau, Joseph T F ^a   Yu, Aaron ^b  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHINESE MEDICINE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 0033651572     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X00000167     Document Type: Article

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