"Top of the hierarchy" evidence for integrative medicine: What are the best strategies?

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-281

  Block, Keith I ^a   Jonas, Wayne B ^b  

^a Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment   (United States)

^b SAMUELI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SABAL EXTRACT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER THERAPY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SABAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOMEOPATHY; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 33750871288     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735406295902     Document Type: Editorial

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