Quality of efficacy research in complementary and alternative medicine

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 2685-2686

  Chan, Eugenia ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HYPERICUM; NOTE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 44949163688     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.22.2685     Document Type: Editorial

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