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Evidence-based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine I: History
Contemporary Western medicine has witnessed a fragmentation of our conceptualization of the medical endeavor into ‘traditional medicine’ and ‘non-traditional medicine’. The former is meant to refer to the Western medical tradition, the latter encompasses both ‘complementary’ and ‘alternative’ medica...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1297495/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16322801 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/neh106 |
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author | Chiappelli, Francesco Prolo, Paolo Cajulis, Olivia S. |
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description | Contemporary Western medicine has witnessed a fragmentation of our conceptualization of the medical endeavor into ‘traditional medicine’ and ‘non-traditional medicine’. The former is meant to refer to the Western medical tradition, the latter encompasses both ‘complementary’ and ‘alternative’ medical practices. Complementary medicine complements conventional medical treatments, and alternative modes of medical interventions are meant to replace traditional Western medicine. Evidence-based research must be directed at establishing the best available evidence in complementary and alternative medicine. This paper is the first of a set of four ‘lectures’ that reviews the process of evidence-based research, and discusses its implications and applications for the early decades of the 21st century. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the series by examining some of the historical and philosophical foundations of this research endeavor. |
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spelling | pubmed-12974952005-12-01 Evidence-based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine I: History Chiappelli, Francesco Prolo, Paolo Cajulis, Olivia S. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Lecture Series Contemporary Western medicine has witnessed a fragmentation of our conceptualization of the medical endeavor into ‘traditional medicine’ and ‘non-traditional medicine’. The former is meant to refer to the Western medical tradition, the latter encompasses both ‘complementary’ and ‘alternative’ medical practices. Complementary medicine complements conventional medical treatments, and alternative modes of medical interventions are meant to replace traditional Western medicine. Evidence-based research must be directed at establishing the best available evidence in complementary and alternative medicine. This paper is the first of a set of four ‘lectures’ that reviews the process of evidence-based research, and discusses its implications and applications for the early decades of the 21st century. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the series by examining some of the historical and philosophical foundations of this research endeavor. Oxford University Press 2005-12 2005-11-07 /pmc/articles/PMC1297495/ /pubmed/16322801 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/neh106 Text en © The Author (2005). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. |
spellingShingle | Lecture Series Chiappelli, Francesco Prolo, Paolo Cajulis, Olivia S. Evidence-based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine I: History |
title | Evidence-based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine I: History |
title_full | Evidence-based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine I: History |
title_fullStr | Evidence-based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine I: History |
title_full_unstemmed | Evidence-based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine I: History |
title_short | Evidence-based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine I: History |
title_sort | evidence-based research in complementary and alternative medicine i: history |
topic | Lecture Series |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1297495/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16322801 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/neh106 |
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