No obligation to report adverse effects in British complementary and alternative medicine: Evidence for double standards

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-80

  Hunt, Katherine J ^a   Ernst, E ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL ETHICS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CODES OF ETHICS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 77649101008     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.033134     Document Type: Letter

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