The CAM movement and the integration of quality health care: the case of chiropractic.
High and increasing consumer demand for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services necessitates a concerted focus to determine the effectiveness of such practices and to ensure that future possible integration of CAM with conventional medicine is founded on sound evidence-based principles of quality health care delivery. The example of chiropractic provides useful insights to guide further research and integration of evidence-based CAM into mainstream health care in the United States. A critical point of departure for this area of inquiry is identifying and addressing barriers to conducting scientifically sound and meaningful cross-disciplinary, practice-based research.
Smith
Monica
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Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, Davenport, Iowa, USA.
Greene
Barry R
BR
Meeker
William
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D002684:Chiropractic / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D003406:Credentialing; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States