Blending in: Is integrative medicine the future of family medicine?;S'harmoniser: La médecine intégrative est-elle l'avenir de la médecine familiale?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Willms, Larry ^a,c   St Pierre Hansen, Natalie ^a,b  

^a Faculte de Medecine du Nord de l'Ontario   (Canada)

^b FedNor   (Canada)

^c Meno Ya Win Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HERBAL MEDICINE; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; WELLBEING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 49649103258     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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