The good doctor: A qualitative study of german homeopathic physicians

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-270

  Kliems, Harald ^a   Witt, Claudia M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOLISTIC CARE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SKILL;

DIAGNOSIS; EMPATHY; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OBSERVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 79952949004     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0158     Document Type: Article

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