Evidence-based research in complementary and alternative medicine II: The process of evidence-based research

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-12

  Chiappelli, Francesco ^a,b,c   Prolo, Paolo ^a,b,c   Rosenblum, Monica ^d   Edgerton, Myeshia ^a,e   Cajulis, Olivia S ^f  

^a UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Psychoneuroimmunology Group Inc   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Dental Group of Sherman Oaks Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Consolidated standards of randomized trials; Evidence based research; Markov model; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33745712852     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nek017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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