Family medicine in Cuba: Community-oriented primary care and complementary and alternative medicine

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-303

  Dresang, Lee T ^a,b   Brebrick, Laurie ^b   Murray, Danielle ^c   Shallue, Ann ^a   Sullivan Vedder, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Sixteenth Street Community Health Center ^*  (United States)

^c Family Practice Specialists of Richmond   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CUBA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CUBA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 26944481609     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.4.297     Document Type: Review

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