Evidence-based alternative medicine?

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 502-515

  Borgerson, Kirstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GINSENG EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 26844530942     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2005.0084     Document Type: Review

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