Modeling an integrative oncology program within a community-centered oncology service in Israel

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 423-429

  Ben Arye, Eran ^a,b   Schiff, Elad ^c,d   Shapira, Chen ^e   Frenkel, Moshe ^f   Shalom, Tamar ^a,d   Steiner, Mariana ^a,e  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^e CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Doctor patient communication; Evidence based medicine; Family medicine; Integrative medicine; Patient centered care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY PROGRAM; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84870289154     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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