The knowledge and usage of complementary and alternative medicine by emergency department patients and physicians

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 569-575

  Waterbrook, Anna L ^a   Southall, John C ^b   Strout, Tania D ^c   Baumann, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mercy Hospital Portland Maine   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative; complementary; emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049269070     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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