A gain in cultural competence through an international acupuncture elective

Family Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-18

  Mao, Jun J ^a,c   Wax, Jenne ^b   Barg, Frances K ^a   Margo, Katherine ^a   Walrath, Dana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL STUDENT;

ACCULTURATION; ACUPUNCTURE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33846010738     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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