Factors influencing the inclusion of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in undergraduate medical education

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Smith, Kevin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84927088963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000074     Document Type: Article

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