Complementary and alternative medicine in German medical schools

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 180-

  Brinkhaus, Benno ^a,b   Joos, S ^b   Willich, S N ^a   Hahn, E G ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 19144364443     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590500047021     Document Type: Letter

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