Status of credentialing alternative providers within a subset of U.S. academic health centers

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 329-335

  Nedrow, Anne ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HOMEOPATHY; LICENSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CREDENTIALING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MASSAGE; MIND-BODY AND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; MUSIC THERAPY; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646453042     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.329     Document Type: Review

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