Undergraduate homeopathy education in Europe and the influence of accreditation

Homeopathy

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 253-258

  Viksveen, Petter ^a   Steinsbekk, Aslak ^b  

^a Norwegian University of Science and Technology ^*  (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Complementary and alternative medicine; Homeopathy; Patient safety; Recognition; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COURSE EVALUATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EUROPE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STUDENT RECRUITMENT;

EID: 80053319256     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: 14764245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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