Clinical research in complementary therapies : principles, problems and solutions / edited by George Lewith, Wayne B. Jonas, Harald Walach ; forword by HRH the Prince of Wales.
2002Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 376 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780702035852
- 0702035858
- 9780702049163
- 0702049166
- R733 C45 2002
- 2001 M-936
- WB 890

Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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