Evaluation of a complementary and alternative medicine rotation in medical school

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 30-34

  Torkelson, Carolyn ^a   Harris, Ilene ^b   Kreitzer, Mary Jo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c Center for Spirituality and Healing   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BOOK; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SELF EVALUATION; TEACHER;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33746400989     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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