How should complementary practitioners and physicians communicate? A cross-sectional study from Israel

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 565-571

  Ben Arye, Eran ^a,b   Scharf, Moshe ^b   Frenkel, Moshe ^a,c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TEXAS;

EID: 37549061792     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.06.070119     Document Type: Article

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