Beliefs and attitudes towards complementary medicine among registered nurses in Hong Kong

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1660-1666

  Holroyd, Eleanor ^a   Zhang, Anthony L ^b   Suen, Lorna K P ^c   Xue, Charlie C L ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH ON INFLUENZA   (Australia)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Belief and attitudes; Complementary and alternative medicine; Hong Kong; Registered nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIA; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 53549083780     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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