The Campaign Against CAM and the Notion of “Evidence-Based”

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1139-1142

  Walach, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76249093452     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0423     Document Type: Article

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