The status of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in biomedical education: Towards a critical engagement

Handbook of the Sociology of Medical Education

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 122-138

  Broom, Alex ^a   Adams, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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