Patient expectations of 'effectiveness' in health care: An example from medical herbalism

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 718-727

  Little, Christine V ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Herbalism; Integrative health care; Motives; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857033985     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03845.x     Document Type: Article

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