Perceiving integration of a complementary medicine service within a general surgery department through documentation of consultations: A thematic analysis

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 430-433

  Schiff, Elad ^a,b   Ben Arye, Eran ^c,d   Attias, Samuel ^a   Sroka, Gideon ^a   Matter, Ibrahim ^a   Keshet, Yael ^e  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^e WESTERN GALILEE COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Communication; Complementary Medicine; Complementary medicine practitioners; Consultation reports; Integrative medicine; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENTARY INTEGRATIVE SURGERY SERVICE; CONSULTATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DOCUMENTATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84870302359     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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