Attitudes to evidence in acupuncture: An interview study

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-285

  Hansen, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Evidence; Evidence based medicine; Qualitative study; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENMARK; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DENMARK; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 84863084345     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-011-9323-2     Document Type: Article

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