Complementary/Alternative Medicine: Who, What, Why and Where?
 Robert J. Flaherty, MD

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CAM References  1. Eisenberg DM et al, Trends in alternative medicine use in the United States, 1990-1997: results of a follow-up national survey. JAMA 1998 Nov 11;280(18):1569-75     2.  Astin JA Why patients use alternative medicine: results of a national study. JAMA 1998 May 20;279(19):1548-53     3. Beyerstein BL, Why bogus therapies often seem to work,  http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/altbelief.html    CAM Resources NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)     FDA Special Nutritionals Adverse Event Monitoring System     NIH Office of Dietary Supplements     Medline Plus, PubMed and Internet Grateful Med     TRIP Database which searches several high quality evidence-based medicine sites, including: Bandolier  Cochrane Collaboration/Library  DARE  POEMS      Evidence-Based Medicine for Student Health Services: Alternative/Complementary Medicine     Quackwatch     Healthcare Reality Check