Beliefs, decision-making, and dialogue about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within families using CAM: A qualitative study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-125

  Nichol, James ^a   Thompson, Elizabeth A ^b   Shaw, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMINO ACID THERAPY; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CRYSTAL THERAPY; DIET THERAPY; ENERGETIC HEALING; FAMILY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FATHER; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE NEED; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOLISTIC CARE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPNOSIS; INDEPENDENCE; INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHILOSOPHY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFLEXOLOGY; REIKI; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SHIATSU;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PLACEBOS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 79952011016     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0171     Document Type: Article

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