Integrative medicine: Enhancing quality in primary health care

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 945-950

  Grace, Sandra ^a   Higgs, Joy ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956898021     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0437     Document Type: Article

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