Patient choice and evidence based decisions: The case of complementary therapies

Health Expectations

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-330

  Wye, Lesley ^a   Shaw, Alison ^a   Sharp, Debbie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative therapies; Complementary therapies; Decision; Evidence; Patient choice

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 64849117033     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2009.00542.x     Document Type: Article

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