Hospital-based integrative medicine a case study of the barriers and factors facilitating the creation of a center

Current integrative medicine practices in hospital settings involve some form of partnership between complementary and alternative medicine and biomedicine. This five-year study adopted a longitudinal methodology to track the establishment of a single hospital-based Integrative Medicine Center. Usin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: Rand Corporation (-), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Coulter, Ian D., 1945- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND 2008.
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series.
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Sumario:Current integrative medicine practices in hospital settings involve some form of partnership between complementary and alternative medicine and biomedicine. This five-year study adopted a longitudinal methodology to track the establishment of a single hospital-based Integrative Medicine Center. Using extensive qualitative interview data, the project staff conducted a stakeholder analysis of all participants involved in the establishment and continuation of the Integrative Medicine Center and collected data from hospital documents, patient files, patient questionnaires and provider questionnair
Notas:"Supported by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine."
"MG-591-NCCAM"--P. [4] of cover.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (193 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-171).
ISBN:9781282451285
9786612451287
9780833048196