Gender differences among medical students in attitudes to learning about complementary and alternative medicine

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-212

  Greenfield, S M ^a   Brown, R ^a   Dawlatly, S L ^a   Reynolds, J A ^a   Roberts, S ^a   Dawlatly, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Gender; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING; THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33746912399     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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