Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 22-28 , January 2010

Attitudes and Interests Toward Research Among Students at Two Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

  • Peter M. Wayne, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Harvard Medical School Osher Research Center, Boston, MA
    • New England School of Acupuncture, Newton, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author. Address: 401 Park Drive, Suite 22A, Boston, MA 02215
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  • Richard Hammerschlag, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, OR
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  • Jacqueline Savetsky-German, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Harvard Medical School Osher Research Center, Boston, MA
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  • Tim F. Chapman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, OR

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 This project was supported by grants 5U19 AT002022 (New England School of Acupuncture) to P. Wayne and R25 AT002879 (Oregon College of Oriental Medicine) from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health to R. Hammerschlag. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, or the National Institutes of Health.

PII: S1550-8307(09)00342-5

doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2009.10.003

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 22-28 , January 2010

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