Asking patients the right questions about herbal and dietary supplements: Cross cultural perspectives

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 304-310

  Ben Arye, Eran ^a,b,c   Halabi, Inbal ^a   Attias, Samuel ^d,e   Goldstein, Lee ^a   Schiff, Elad ^d  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c Lin Medical Center   (Israel)

^d BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complementary alternative medicine; Dietary supplements; Doctor patient communication; Herbs; Safety; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SOCIOLOGY; URBAN AREA; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84898810741     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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