Availability of acupuncture in the hospitals of a major academic medical center: A pilot study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 177-183

  Highfield, Ellen Silver ^a   Kaptchuk, T J ^b   Ott, M J ^c   Barnes, L ^d,e   Kemper, K J ^f  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344014219     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(03)00069-4     Document Type: Article

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