A qualitative study of patient's views on the consultation at the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital, an NHS integrative complementary and orthodox medical care unit

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-18

  Mercer, Stewart W ^a,c   Reilly, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empathy; Homoeopathy; Therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 1942452826     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00242-8     Document Type: Article

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