Balancing act: Women and the study of complementary and alternative medicine

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-25

  Flesch, Hannah ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acupuncture and oriental medicine; Complementary and alternative medicine; Education; Gender; Gender roles; Identity; Integration; Professionalization; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATION; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ACUPUNCTURE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MOTIVATION; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 72949091651     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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