title: Complementary medicine and the scientific method: mainstreaming proven "alternative" therapies.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Service, Wellmont Health Systems, and Quillen College of Medicine, Rogersville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Baumrucker
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy; D019341:Aromatherapy; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D027523:Lavandula; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012586:Science / Q000379:methods*; D019124:Therapeutic Touch
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils; D005944:Glucosamine