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Principles, Problems and Solutions
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By
George Lewith, MA, DM, FRCP, MRCGP, Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Physician, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Wayne Jonas, MD, Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, MD
Harald Walach, Dip Psych, PhD, Director of Research, Institute of Environmental and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Description
There is a considerable and increasing interest in research related to complementary therapies to establish a base of research results
which will support practice. However, not all therapies can be treated the same way, either from the same perspective of what health
and treatment are, or channelled through the process of randomized, controlled trials. This book analyzes the key questions often asked
and the controversies debated in complementary medicine research, and offers clear guidance written by experts in this field.
Audience
Physicians, residents, students.
Contents
Section 1 Methods and Strategies:
Balanced research strategies for complementary and alternative medicine. The role of
outcomes research in evaluating complementary and alternative medicine. Inspiration and perspiration: what every researcher needs to
know before they start. Possible research strategies for evaluating CAM interventions. Evaluating complementary medicine: lessons to
be learned from evaluation research. Improving patient care in complementary medicine: using clinical audit. The placebo effect in
complementary medicine. Conducting multicenter and large trials in complementary and alternative medicine. The importance of patient
selection. Investigating the safety of complementary medicine. Systematic reviews and metaanalyses. Economic evaluation of complementary
therapies.
Section 2 The Therapies:
Herbal medicine. Homeopathy. Manual therapies. Massage therapy research methods.
Research aspects of environmental medicine. Acupuncture research methodology. Research methodology for studies of prayer and distant
healing. Clinical research in naturopathic medicine. Index.
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 392 pages, publication date: AUG-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-06367-1
ISBN-10: 0-443-06367-2
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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