TY - BOOK AU - Ernst, E TI - Complementary medicine: an objective appraisal SN - 0750631414 PY - 1996/// PB - Butterworth-Heinemann KW - Alternative medicine KW - Research KW - Evidence based practice N1 - 1 - Research paradigms in mainstream and complementary medicine; 2 - Research methodologies in complementary medicine: making sure it works; 3 - The importance of the placebo effect: a proposal for further research; 4 - Comlementary medicine: efficacy beyond the placebo effect; 5 - Why do people choose and use complementary therapies?; 6 - Do complementary therapies offer value for money?; 7 - The use and abuse of evidence-based medicine: an example from general practice; 8 - Direct risks associated with complementary therapies; 9 - Safety in complementary medicine; 10 - The growth of complementary therapies: a consumer-led boom ER -