Complementary and alternative medicine: The facts

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 602-603

  Grossman, Ehud ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Evidence based studies; Medical curriculum

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PUBLICATION; STROKE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 24944478354     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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