In defense of NCCAM

Science

Volumn 313, Issue 5785, 2006, Pages 303-304

  Straus, Stephen E ^a   Chesney, Margaret A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICINE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG SCREENING; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746512796     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1131608     Document Type: Short Survey

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