High prevalence but limited evidence in complementary and alternative medicine: guidelines for future research
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High prevalence but limited evidence in complementary and alternative medicine: guidelines for future research
The use of complementary and alternative Medicine (CAM) has increased over the past two decades in Europe. Nonetheless, research investigating the evidence to support its use remains limited. The CAMbrella project funded by the European Commission aimed to develop a strategic research agenda starting by systematically evaluating the state of CAM in the EU. CAMbrella involved 9 work packages cov...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1472-6882
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-46