Formal errors in non-pharmaceutical medicine (CAM): Clinical medicine, mind-body medicine, body-psychotherapy, holistic medicine, clinical holistic medicine and sexology

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-174

  Ventegodt, Søren ^a,b,c,d,e   Andersen, Niels Jørgen ^d   Kandel, Isack ^f,g   Merrick, Joav ^e,g,h  

^a QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine   (Denmark)

^c Nordic School of Holistic Medicine   (Denmark)

^d Scandinavian Foundation for Holistic Medicine   (Norway)

^e Interuniversity College   (Austria)

^f ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^g DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Body psychotherapy; CAM; Clinical holistic medicine; Clinical medicine; Holistic health; Human development; Medical errors; Mind body medicine; Nonpharmacological medicine

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEXOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SEXOLOGY;

EID: 68149180669     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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