Can holism be practiced in a biomedical setting? a qualitative study of the integration of complementary medicine to a surgical department

Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 585-601

  Keshet, Yael ^a   Ben Arye, Eran ^b   Schiff, Elad ^c  

^a WESTERN GALILEE COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b Lin Medical Center   (Israel)

^c BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Healthcare; Holism; Integrative medicine; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; ISRAEL; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; ISRAEL; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84883209938     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459312438566     Document Type: Article

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