Medical students and acupuncture: A short sharp placement experience!

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-15

  Donald, Graeme K ^a   Mackereth, Peter ^a,b   Tobin, Irene ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77953101389     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2009.001602     Document Type: Article

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