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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Natalie Pafitis MSc
Welcome to BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine published by BioMed Central
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in interventions and resources that complement or replace conventional therapies, with a specific emphasis on research that explores the biological mechanisms of action, as well as their efficacy, safety, costs, patterns of use and/or implementation.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (ISSN 1472-6882) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Cinahl, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :38
One quarter of preoperative patients at the University of Kansas Hospital use natural products, and guidelines should therefore be established regarding discontinuation of natural products before surgery to prevent possible interactions with drugs or adverse reactions.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :18
The evaluation of complex health interventions based on a pharmacological outcomes model is problematic and may require an alternative framework based on programme theory that takes both the intervention and the patient into account.
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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A survey in Turkish Gastroenterology Patients Taylan Kav BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :41 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Dietary supplementation by older adults in southern China: a hospital outpatient clinic study Wenbin Liang, Andy H Lee, Colin W Binns BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :39 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evaluation and implications of natural product use in preoperative patients: a retrospective review Allison R King, Flint S Russett, Joyce A Generali, Dennis W Grauer BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :38 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding gemstone therapeutics in a selected adult population in Pakistan Sidra Ishaque, Taimur Saleem, Waris Qidwai BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :32 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Acupuncture for pain and osteoarthritis of the knee:
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