The "therapeutic footprint" of medical, complementary and alternative therapies and a doctor's duty of care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 373-376

  Sanderson, Christine R ^a   Koczwara, Bogda ^b   Currow, David C ^c  

^a Southern Adelaide Palliative Services   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER; COMPLICATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIET THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 33749616073     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00613.x     Document Type: Review

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