Attitudes of patients undergoing surgery toward alternative medical treatment

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 351-356

  Wang, Shu Ming ^a   Peloquin, Carol ^a   Kain, Zeev N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0036317614     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10755530260128041     Document Type: Article

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