Using complementary and alternative medicine curricular elements to foster medical student self-awareness

Academic Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 951-955

  Elder, Willam ^a,f   Rakel, David ^b   Heitkemper, Margaret ^c   Hustedde, Carol ^a   Harazduk, Nancy ^d   Gerik, Susie ^e   Haramati, Aviad ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34748844031     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318149e411     Document Type: Article

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