Attitudes of Arab-Muslims toward integration of complementary medicine in primary-care clinics in Israel: The Bedouin mystery

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-391

  Ben Arye, Eran ^a,b,c   Shapira, Chen ^d   Keshet, Yael ^e   Hogerat, Ibrahim ^b   Karkabi, Khaled ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c Department of Family Medicine   (Israel)

^d CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complementry medicine; Cross cultural medicine; Doctor patient communication; Family medicine; Integrative medicine; Primary care; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ARAB WORLD; ISLAMISM; MEDICINE; MODERNIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; ISRAEL; MALE; MOSLEM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ARABS; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 68849104310     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850802699148     Document Type: Article

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