A web-based course on complementary medicine for medical students and residents improves knowledge and changes attitudes

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-238

  Cook, David A ^a   Gelula, Mark H ^b   Lee, Mark C ^a   Bauer, Brent A ^a   Dupras, Denise M ^a   Schwartz, Alan ^b  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 34447568540     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401330701366325     Document Type: Article

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