Tertiary education institutions should not offer pseudoscientific medical courses

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 225-226

  MacLennan, Alastair H ^a   Morrison, Robert G B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Flinders University ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; CHIROPRACTIC; CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; HEALING TOUCH THERAPY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOMEOPATHY; IRIDOLOGY; KINESIOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; REFLEXOLOGY; TEACHING; THERAPY; UNIVERSITY;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84857838314     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10128     Document Type: Editorial

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