An examination of the clinical practices and perceptions of professional herbalists providing patient care concurrently with conventional medical practice in Australia

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 228-232

  Casey, Mavourneen ^a   Adams, Jon ^b   Sibbritt, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concurrent conventional medical practice; Herbal medicine; Prescription

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SAFETY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICINE, HERBAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 47249137889     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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