Complementary and alternative medicine in the United States [electronic resource] / Committee on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the American Public, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. - Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2005. - xx, 337 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Prevalence, cost, and patterns of nam use -- Contemporary approaches to evidence of treatment effectiveness : a context for nam research -- Need for innovative designs in research on nam and conventional medicine -- State of emerging evidence on nam -- An ethical framework for nam research, practice, and policy -- Integration of nam and conventional medicine -- Educational programs in nam -- Dietary supplements -- Conclusion.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Alternative medicine--United States.
Medicine--Research--United States.


Electronic books.

R733 / .I5633 2005