Homeopath & patient - A dyad of harmony?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1285-1296

  Frank, R ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Germany; Homeopathy; Physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GERMANY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BERLIN; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSENSUS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MATERIA MEDICA; NEGOTIATING; PATERNALISM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 0036803080     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00283-0     Document Type: Article

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