The ethics of alternative medicine therapies

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 447-470

  Clark, Peter A ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SAFETY;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034491663     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3343283     Document Type: Article

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