Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 45-50 , January 2009

Characteristics of College Students Enrolled in an Alternative Health/Complementary and Alternative Medicine Course: A Cross-Sectional Comparison

  • Adam Burke, PhD, MPH, LAc

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Holistic Health Studies, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author. Address: Department of Health Education, HSS327, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132

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doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2008.10.002

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 45-50 , January 2009

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