Referrals and shared or collaborative care: Managing relationships with complementary and alternative medicine practitioners

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2011, Pages

  Gilmour, Joan ^a   Harrison, Christine ^b   Asadi, Leyla ^c   Cohen, Michael H ^d   Vohra, Sunita ^c,e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Fenton Nelson LLP   (United States)

^e STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Interprofessional relations; Pediatric; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPONSIBILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 80355143137     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-2720G     Document Type: Article

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