Knowledge, attitudes and practice of general practitioners towards complementary and alternative medicine in Doha, Qatar;Connaissances, attitudes et pratique des médecins généralistes en matière de médecine complémentaire et alternative à Doha (Qatar)

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 522-527

  Alshaar, I A M S ^a   Ismail, M F S ^a,b   Yousuf, W A A A ^a   Salama, R E ^a,b  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^b Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QATAR; SELF REPORT; SPIRITUAL HEALING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77953754370     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.5.522     Document Type: Article

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