Comparison of knowledge, attitude, and experience about complementary and alternative medicine between primary care physicians and academic physicians in Korea

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-229

  Kang, Seung Wan ^a   Ha, Tae Guk ^a   Cho, Byong Hee ^a   Lee, Sang Chul ^a   Han, Dong Seok ^a   Lee, Kyung Mi ^a   Hahn, Seokyung ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attitude; Complementary and alternative medicine; Experience; Knowledge; Physicians

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952403167     PISSN: 19758456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2011.54.2.217     Document Type: Article

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