How should complementary and alternative medicine be taught to medical students in Switzerland A survey of medical experts and students

Medical Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-55

  Nicolao, Marie ^a   Tuber, Martin G ^a   Heusser, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EXPERT WITNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWITZERLAND;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 76249090185     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421590902825123     Document Type: Article

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