CAM in medical education: Has the time come?

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 607-610

  Oberbaum, Menachem ^a,e   Shuval, Judith ^b   Haramati, Aviad ^d   Singer, Shepherd R ^a,e   Halevi, Jonathan ^a,e   Lumpkin, Michael D ^d   Carmi, Rivka ^c  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Medical education; Mind body medicine skills

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; ISRAEL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24944585685     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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