Herbal remedy clinical trials in the media: a comparison with the coverage of conventional pharmaceuticals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study systematically compares newspaper coverage of clinical trials for herbal remedies, a popular type of complementary and alternative medicine, with clinical trials for pharmaceuticals using a comparative content analysis. Th...

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Main Authors: Caulfield Timothy, Boon Heather, Bubela Tania
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/6/35