Medical students' attitudes to complementary and alternative medicine: Further validation of the IMAQ and findings from an international longitudinal study

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-132

  Rees, Charlotte E ^a   Wearn, Andy M ^b   Dennis, Ian ^c   Amri, Hakima ^d   Greenfield, Sheila M ^e  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHER; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY; ATTITUDE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649973726     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590802139724     Document Type: Article

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