Self-reported knowledge and approaches toward complementary and alternative medicine among physicians dealing with allergic diseases

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 671-683

  Argüder, Emine ^a   Yilmaz, Insu ^b   Ateş, Can ^b   Msirligil, Zeynep ^b   Bavbek, Sevim ^b  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic Diseases; Allergist; Approach; Attitude; CAM; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PULMONOLOGY; RESIDENT; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84864252669     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X12500504     Document Type: Article

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