Why We Need Minimum Basic Requirements in Science for Acupuncture Education
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Overview
2.1. Is There a Better Way?
2.2. Proposed Curricular Content
2.3. Encouraging Better-Designed Acupuncture Research
3. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
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Robinson, N.G. Why We Need Minimum Basic Requirements in Science for Acupuncture Education. Medicines 2016, 3, 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines3030021
Robinson NG. Why We Need Minimum Basic Requirements in Science for Acupuncture Education. Medicines. 2016; 3(3):21. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines3030021
Chicago/Turabian StyleRobinson, Narda G. 2016. "Why We Need Minimum Basic Requirements in Science for Acupuncture Education" Medicines 3, no. 3: 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines3030021