Integration of complementary medical treatments with rehabilitation from the perspectives of patients and their caregivers: A qualitative inquiry

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 730-740

  Chang, Ling Hui ^a   Wang, Jye ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL STAFF; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION RESEARCH; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SELF MEDICATION; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349107895     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215509102963     Document Type: Article

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