Effective communication about the use of complementary and integrative medicine in cancer care

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 12-18

  Frenkel, Moshe ^a,b   Cohen, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Integrative Oncology Consultants   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATHY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; CURRICULUM; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPATHY; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNCERTAINTY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WELLBEING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84893039539     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2012.0533     Document Type: Review

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