Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 483-490 , September 2007

Financial Support for Research Training and Career Development in Complementary and Alternative Medicine from the National Institutes of Health

  • Partap S. Khalsa, DC, PhD,

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Partap S. Khalsa, DC, PhD, Program Officer, Division of Extramural and Research Training, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 401, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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  • Nancy J. Pearson, PhD

Received 3 April 2007 ,Revised 3 May 2007

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PII: S0161-4754(07)00200-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2007.07.004

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 483-490 , September 2007