title: CAM: definition and classification overview.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Jane Hokanson
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hawks
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moyad
mesh_terms: 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