Alternative medicine and the medical profession: Views of medical students and general practitioners

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-33

  Hasan, M Y ^a   Das, M ^a   Behjat, ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0033755437     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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