Scientists and Healers: Toward Collaborative Research Partnerships

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 302-310

  Levin, Jeff ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

healers; Healing; research; salutogenesis; scientists

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BIOENERGY; BIOMEDICINE; CAREGIVER; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDITATION; NURSING CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUBLICATION; RELIGION; SCIENTIST; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SYMPTOM;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 50449101549     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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