Implications for education in complementary and alternative medicine: A survey of entry attitudes in students at five health professional schools

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 381-386

  Nedrow, Anne R ^a,d   Istvan, Joe ^a   Haas, Mitchell ^b   Barrett, Richard ^c   Salveson, Catherine ^d   Moore, Gerald ^e   Hammerschlag, Richard ^f   Keenan, Edward ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Western States Chiropractic College   (United States)

^c National College of Natural Medicine   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f OREGON COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34247555883     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.6273     Document Type: Review

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