Complementary and alternative medicine: Canadian physiatrists' attitudes and behavior

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 662-667

  Ko, Gordon D ^a,b   Berbrayer, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alternative medicine; Biofeedback; Chiropractic; Fibromyalgia; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 0034020182     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/mr.2000.3862     Document Type: Article

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