Avoiding patient self-blame

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-48

  Kainz, Katherine ^a  

^a OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CANCER THERAPY; GUILT; HEALING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0037360422     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(02)00106-1     Document Type: Review

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