Complementary and alternative medicine in the undergraduate medical curriculum: A survey of Korean medical schools

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 870-874

  Kim, Do Yeun ^a   Park, Wan Beom ^b   Kang, Hee Cheol ^c   Kim, Mi Jung ^d   Park, Kyu Hyun ^e   Min, Byung Il ^f   Suh, Duk Joon ^g   Lee, Hye Won ^h   Jung, Seung Pil ⁱ   Chun, Mison ^j   Lee, Soon Nam ^k  

^a Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Dong A University   (South Korea)

^h Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^k Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; KOREAN MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; SKILL; SOUTH KOREA; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICINE, KOREAN TRADITIONAL; NATUROPATHY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 84865606342     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0179     Document Type: Review

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