Suggested curriculum guidelines on complementary and alternative medicine: Recommendations of the society of teachers of family medicine group on alternative medicine

Family Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-33

  Kligler, Benjamin ^b   Gordon, Andrea ^c   Stuart, Marian ^c   Sierpina, Victor ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Beth Israel Department of Family Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE

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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; FAMILY MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; CONGRESSES; CURRICULUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING;

EID: 0033988090     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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