Complementary and alternative medicine inclusion in physical therapist education in the United States

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 224-233

  Geigle, Paula Richley ^a   Galantino, Mary Lou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary alternative medicine; Physical therapist education

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); UNITED STATES;

EID: 75549086631     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.437     Document Type: Article

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