Characteristics of College Students Enrolled in an Alternative Health/Complementary and Alternative Medicine Course: A Cross-Sectional Comparison

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-50

  Burke, Adam ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative health; complementary and alternative medicine; cross sectional study; curriculum; health education; health promotion; holistic health

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEXUALITY; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849111311     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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