Taiwanese nurses' attitudes towards and use of complementary and alternative medicine in nursing practice: A cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1371-1378

  Chu, Fang Ying ^a,b   Wallis, Marianne ^b,c  

^a TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Complementary and alternative medicine; Registered nurses; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

EID: 34548855366     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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