Methodologies For Effectively Assessing Complementary And Alternative Medicine Cam

Methodologies for Effectively Assessing Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

Examining the methods and criteria for assessing Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), this book highlights how CAM research must be treated differently to research in conventional medicine. Experts from a wide range of CAM modalities provide background to the therapies and suggest the most effective research methodology for each.

Evidence-based Medicine to Inform Practice: Assessing Clinical Effectiveness and Economic Burden of Medicine

Handbook of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine

Six volumes combine to make up the Handbook of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine: Education, Practice, and Research, which describes the education, practice, and research-related issues of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine; and its efficacy and safety in treating diseases and health conditions. Further the volumes review integrative medicine around the world to share the best practices and experiences in terms of education, practice, and research; and identify the challenges and suggest recommendations to overcome them. The 20 chapters of Volume 3 focus on complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine research-related issues. It begins with a history of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine research and continues with coverage of the different research issues such as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research importance, plans, proposals, funding, ethical issues, study designs, methods, advantages and disadvantages for each method, best practices in CAM research, and publications. Key Features: · Describes the complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine research-related issues · Describes the complementary and alternative medicine importance, plans and funding issues · Describes the complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine research methodology with examples · Describes the challenges of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine research and suggest recommendations to overcome them