Dilemma of integration with Western medicine - Views of Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners in a predominant Western medical setting

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 300-305

  Lam, Tai Pong ^a   Sun, Kai Sing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Focus group interview; Integration; Traditional Chinese Medicine; Western medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY-PRACTICE RELATIONSHIP; WESTERN MEDICINE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84880641792     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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