Use of complementary and alternative therapies: A national survey of critical care nurses

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 404-416

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d AINO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24944460140     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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