Complementary and alternative medicine: Comparison of current knowledge, attitudes and interest among German medical students and doctors

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Münstedt, Karsten ^a   Harren, Hildegard ^a   Von Georgi, Richard ^a   Hackethal, Andreas ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERMANY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SKILL;

EID: 80052680654     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nen079     Document Type: Article

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