Complementary therapy involvement of physicians: Implications for practice and learning

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 134-140

  Kaczorowski, J ^a,b   Patterson, C ^c   Arthur, H ^a,c   Smith, K ^a   Mills, D A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0036757448     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965229902000857     Document Type: Article

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