Nurse attitudes towards the use of complementary and alternative therapies in critical care

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-209

  Tracy, Mary Fran ^a,f   Lindquist, Ruth ^b,c   Watanuki, Shigeaki ^b   Sendelbach, Sue ^c   Kreitzer, Mary Jo ^d   Berman, Brian ^e   Savik, Kay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DIET; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSIC THERAPY; NEUROLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL WARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0038686936     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(03)00040-2     Document Type: Review

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