An Approach to Teaching Dermatologists About Complementary Medicine
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicinePublished 1 October 2004
Eran Ben‐Arye, Moshe Frenkel, Ziv M
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Teaching CAM to dermatologists and nurses using evidence-based medicine and a patient-centered approach could enable them to provide informed and balanced advice to their patients.
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Teaching CAM to dermatologists and nurses using evidence-based medicine and a patient-centered approach could enable them to provide informed and balanced advice to their patients.
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