Editorial: The need for complementary and alternative medicine familiarisation in undergraduate nurse education

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2113-2115

  Smith, Graeme D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 68149153014     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02930.x     Document Type: Editorial

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