| Description |
xx, 153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Qualitative methods in CAM research: a focus upon narratives, prayer, and spiritual healing / David Aldridge -- Systematic reviews and CAM / Eric Manheimer and Jeanette Ezzo -- Utilising existing data sets for CAM consumption research: the case of cohort studies / David Sibbritt -- Towards the application of randomised controlled trials for CAM: methodological challenges / Marie Pirotta -- Combining qualitative methods and randomised controlled trials in CAM intervention research / Marja J. Verhoef and Laura C. Vanderheyden -- Evidence and CAM research: challenges and opportunities / Marc Cohen -- The practitioner as researcher: research capacity building within the ranks of CAM / Aslak Steinsbekk -- Public health and CAM: exploring overlap, contrast and dissonance / Kevin Dew and Penelope Carroll -- Involving the consumer in CAM research / Charlotte Paterson |
| Summary |
"Researching Complementary and Alternative Medicine brings together leading researchers from Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, the UK and the USA, and constitutes a valuable and timely resource for those looking to understand, initiate and expand the investigation of CAM "BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Alternative medicine -- Research.
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Alternative medicine.
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Medicine -- Research.
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Complementary Therapies.
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Research.
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| Author |
Adams, Jon, 1971-
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| LC no. |
2006025275 |
| ISBN |
0415367743 (hbk) |
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0415367751 (paperback) |
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9780415367745 (hbk.) |
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9780415367752 (paperback) |
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