Clinical research in complementary therapies : principles, problems and solutions - Lewith, G. T.; Jonas, Wayne B.; ScienceDirect eBooks (Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2002)
ch. 1. Balanced research strategies for complementary and alternative medicine -- ch. 2. The role of outcomes research in evaluating complementary and alternative medicine -- ch. 3. Inspiration and perspiration: what every researcher needs to know before they start -- ch. 4. Possible research strategies for evaluating CAM interventions -- ch. 5. Evaluating complementary medicine: lessons to be learned from evaluation research -- ch. 6. Improving patient care in complementary medicine: using clinical audit -- ch. 7. The placebo effect in complementary medicine -- ch. 8. Conducting multicenter and large trials in complementary and alternative medicine -- ch. 9. The importance of patient selection -- ch. 10. Investigating the safety of complementary medicine -- ch. 11. Systematic reviews and metaanalyses -- ch. 12. Economic evaluation of complementary therapies -- ch. 13. Herbal medicine -- ch. 14. Homeopathy -- ch. 15. Manual therapies -- ch. 16. Massage therapy research methods -- ch. 17. Research aspects of environmental medicine -- ch. 18. Acupuncture research methodology -- ch. 19. Research methodology for studies prayer and distant healing -- ch. 20. Clinical research in naturopathic medicine.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Alternative medicine; Alternative medicine; Complementary Therapies; Research Design; Electronic books