Patient-based evaluations of primary care for cardiovascular diseases: A comparison between conventional and complementary medicine

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-82

  Matter Walstra, Klazien ^a   Schoeni Affolter, Franziska ^a   Widmer, Marcel ^a   Busato, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alternative and complementary medicine; Cardiovascular diseases; Doctor patient relations; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 38349080874     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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