Integration of complementary and alternative medicine into German medical school curricula - Contradictions between the opinions of decision makers and the status quo

Forschende Komplementarmedizin und Klassische Naturheilkunde

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 139-143

  Brinkhaus, Benno ^a,b   Joos, Stefanie ^b   Lindner, Martin ^b   Kohnen, Ralf ^c   Witt, Claudia ^a   Willich, Stefan N ^a   Hahn, Eckhart G ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^c IMEREM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative and complementary medicine; Curriculum; Medical schools; Naturopathy; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; GERMANY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; GERMANY; HUMANS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 24944439984     PISSN: 14247364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085227     Document Type: Article

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