Canadian Family Physicians and Complementary/Alternative Medicine

The Role of Practice Setting, Medical Training, and Province of Practice

Bibliographic Data

ID12925820
AuthorsKristine Hirschkorn (University of Toronto, corresponding author), Ronald Andersen (0000-0003-4095-8259, University of Toronto), Ivy Lynn Bourgeault (0000-0002-5113-9243, University of Ottawa)
Year2009
Volume46
Issue2
Pages143-159
Publication date2009-04-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1755-6171 • E-ISSN: 1755-618X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1755-618x.2009.01208.x
PMID19831238
OpenAlexW2005765504
LanguageEN
References cited23

The present study sheds some light on how and why Canadian family physicians offer complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services to their patients. Our results suggest that organizational settings discourage physicians from offering CAM, while solo clinics are most conducive. Physicians trained in French-language medical schools are less likely than their English-language trained colleagues to offer CAM services, and those in British Columbia are the most likely to do so. Provincial differences do not appear to be related to the presence or absence of "negative proof" legislation that is considered to facilitate CAM provision by physicians

Art · Humanities · Political science · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

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