Visiting family physicians and naturopathic practitioners. Comparing patient-practitioner interactions

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 49, Issue NOV., 2003, Pages 1481-1487

  Boon, Heather ^a   Stewart, Moira ^b   Kennard, Mary Ann ^b   Guimond, Jessica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATUROPATHY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0345307227     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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