Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education in Dietetics Programs: Existent but Not Consistent

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 860-866

  Vickery, Connie E ^a   Cotugna, Nancy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETETICS; EDUCATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; NUTRITION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUACKERY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIETETICS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; QUACKERY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33646547289     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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