Attitudes and Interests Toward Research Among Students at Two Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-28

  Wayne, Peter M ^a,b   Hammerschlag, Richard ^c   Savetsky German, Jacqueline ^a   Chapman, Tim F ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c OREGON COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acupuncture; complementary and alternative medicine; research education; Student survey

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; COURSE EVALUATION; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 72949086246     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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