Ethical considerations of complementary and alternative medical therapies in conventional medical settings

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 137, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 660-664

  Adams, Karen E ^a   Cohen, Michael H ^a   Eisenberg, David ^a   Jonsen, Albert R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037108649     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-137-8-200210150-00010     Document Type: Article

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