Perceptions and attitudes of rehabilitation medicine physicians on complementary and alternative medicine in Australia

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 164-169

  Mak, J C S ^a,b,c,e   Mak, L Y H ^c   Shen, Q ^c   Faux, S ^d  

^a Departments of Endocrinology   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Communication; Physician patient relationship; Physicians'; Practice pattern; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HYPNOSIS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEXOLOGY; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; TAI CHI; VITAMIN INTAKE; YOGA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION;

EID: 64649083583     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01734.x     Document Type: Article

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