Beliefs of New Zealand doctors about integrative medicine for cancer treatment

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 280-288

  Bocock, Christina ^a   Reeder, Anthony I ^a   Perez, David ^a   Trevena, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cancer; complementary and alternative therapies; doctor's attitudes; indigenous medicine; integrative medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER THERAPY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84855405488     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735411403476     Document Type: Article

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