CAM: definition and classification overview.
The increasing popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) around the world over the past decade has brought about interest within several health care organizations including the National Institutes of Health (NIH). An overview of the development of CAM definitions and classifications that summarize these developments follows.
Hawks
Jane Hokanson
JH
Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, NE, USA.
Moyad
Mark A
MA
D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000145:classification* / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States