Forming connections in the homeopathic consultation

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 501-506

  Eyles, Caroline ^a   Leydon, Geraldine M ^a   Brien, Sarah B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Consultations; Grounded theory; Homeopathy; Qualitative; Therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NARRATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84870291342     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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