Methodological issues and complementary therapies: Researching intangibles?

Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 133-139

  Carter, Bernie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenges; Complementary therapies; Methodology; Research; Rigour

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0038795073     PISSN: 13536117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-6117(03)00042-8     Document Type: Article

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