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Complementary and alternative medicine in the United States

Title: Complementary and alternative medicine in the United States / Committee on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the American Public, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the American Public.
Publication: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2005], ©2005.

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Description

xx, 337 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats (note)

Also available in electronic form via the Internet as viewed 1/17/2005.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Prevalence, cost, and patterns of CAM use -- 3. Contemporary approaches to evidence of treatment effectiveness : a context for CAM research -- 4. Need for innovative designs in research on CAM and conventional medicine -- 5. State of emerging evidence on CAM -- 6. An ethical framework for CAM research, practice, and policy -- 7. Integration of CAM and conventional medicine -- 8. Educational programs in CAM -- 9. Dietary supplements -- 10. Conclusion -- App. A. CAM therapies, practices, and systems -- App. B. Consortium of academic health centers for integrative medicine.

ISBN

0309092701 (hardcover)

LCCN

2004029011

OCLC

ocm57202251
SCSB-5173590

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries