"Knowledge stems from disagreements"

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-49

  Oberbaum, Menachem ^a,b   Halevy, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; History of medicine; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DISSENT AND DISPUTES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347089290     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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