Can doctors respond to patients' increasing interest in complementary and alternative medicine?

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7279, 2001, Pages 154-

  Owen, D K ^a   Lewith, G ^a   Stephenss, C R ^b   Bryden, Helen ^c  

^a Winchester Homeopathic Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SAFETY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0035915708     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7279.154     Document Type: Article

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