Taking on the herbal education challenge: Commentary on increasing physician awareness of the common uses and contraindications of herbal medicines. Utility of a case-based tutorial for residents

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 577-579

  Kemper, Kathi J ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; NOTE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0041860863     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555303322284875     Document Type: Note

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