HOW SHOULD WE RESEARCH UNCONVENTIONAL THERAPIES - A PANEL REPORT FROMTHE CONFERENCE ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, NATIONAL-INSTITUTES-OF-HEALTH

Authors
VICKERS A CASSILETH B ERNST E FISHER P GOLDMAN P JONAS W KANG SK LEWITH G SCHULZ K SILAGY C
Citation
A. Vickers et al., HOW SHOULD WE RESEARCH UNCONVENTIONAL THERAPIES - A PANEL REPORT FROMTHE CONFERENCE ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, NATIONAL-INSTITUTES-OF-HEALTH, International journal of technology assessment in health care, 13(1), 1997, pp. 111-121
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Medical Informatics
Journal title
International journal of technology assessment in health care → ACNP
ISSN journal
02664623
Volume
13
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
111 - 121
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-4623(1997)13:1<111:HSWRUT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Research in unconventional medicine requires a number of different que stions to build up a ''mosaic'' of evidence. Choice of research design depends on the question being asked and is independent of the therapy under investigation. Despite the doubts of some practitioners, random ized trials are of value for determining certain questions in alternat ive medicine.