Perception, attitude and usage of complementary and alternative medicine among doctors and patients in a tertiary care hospital in India

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 137-142

  Roy, Vandana ^a   Gupta, Monica ^a   Ghosh, Raktim Kumar ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Attitude; complementary and alternative medicine; doctors and patients; perception

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; SENSITIZATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 85003756215     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.153418     Document Type: Article

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