Canadian family physicians and complementary/alternative medicine: The role of practice setting, medical training, and province of practice

Canadian Review of Sociology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-159

  Hirschkorn, Kristine A ^a   Andersen, Robert ^a   Bourgeault, Ivy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

CANADA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 70350786989     PISSN: 17556171     EISSN: 1755618X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618X.2009.01208.x     Document Type: Article

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