title: Complementary and alternative medicine for children--time to enter the evidence-based era.
abstract: Children receive natural health products and other forms of complementary and alternative medicine that lack evidence of safety and efficacy. The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children has established a national research support program to address this knowledge gap. On May 4, 2007, the Toronto Scientific forum presents cutting edge research in this area.
authors.affiliation: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Gideon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koren
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*