The Challenges of establishing an integrative medicine primary care clinic in Sydney, Australia

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1008-1013

  Hunter, Jennifer ^a,b   Corcoran, Katherine ^a   Phelps, Kerryn ^b   Leeder, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Uclinic ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84869465427     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0392     Document Type: Article

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