RT Journal
A1 Ke M, Pittler MH, Ernst E
T1 SYstematic research is needed in alternative medicine
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1999
FD September 27
VO 159
IS 17
SP 2090
OP 2091
DO 
UL http://dx.doi.org/
AB 
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly popular among the general population and the medical profession. This is demonstrated by recent survey data1- 2 and by the fact that the editorial board, senior staff, and editors of the Journal of the American Medical Association and the American Medical Association's (AMA's) ARCHIVES journals ranked CAM among the 3 most important topics for publication in future issues.3 The November 1998 coordinated theme issues of the AMA journals offered a respected forum for researchers to present new scientific data on issues related to CAM. These published articles may provide an interesting account of the current research in this field.