Exploring, Evaluating, and Applying the Results of Systematic Reviews of CAM Therapies

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 210-214

  Manheimer, Eric ^a   Berman, Brian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 33645829626     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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