Distribution of licensed acupuncturists and educational institutions in the United States in early 2015

Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-5

  Fan, Arthur Yin ^a,b   Faggert, Sarah ^a  

^a McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine PLC   (United States)

^b American Traditional Chinese Medicine Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture educational institution; Acupuncture regulation; Acupuncturist; Oriental medicine; United States

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURIST; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LICENCE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LICENSING; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LICENSURE; SCHOOLS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85055077734     PISSN: 20954964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joim.2017.12.003     Document Type: Article

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