Circular instead of hierarchical: Methodological basics in the evaluation of CAM therapy effects and other complex interventions;Zirkulär statt hierarchisch: Methodologische Grundprinzipien bei der Evaluation der therapeutischen Effekte von Komplementär-medizin und anderer komplexer Maßnahmen

Informatik Biometrie und Epidemiologie in Medizin und Biologie

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 229-242

  Walach, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Evaluation; Evidence based medicine; Methodology; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 12144254737     PISSN: 09435581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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