A comprehensive search string informed by an operational definition of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine for systematic bibliographic database search strategies

A comprehensive search string informed by an operational definition of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine for systematic bibliographic database search strategies

Abstract Background Determining which therapies fall under the umbrella of complementary, alternative, and/or integrative medicine (CAIM) is difficult for several reasons. An operational definition is dynamic, and changes depending on both historical time period and geographical location, with many...

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Main Authors: Jeremy Y. Ng, Tushar Dhawan, Ekaterina Dogadova, Zhala Taghi-Zada, Alexandra Vacca, Renee-Gabrielle Fajardo, Hooriya A. Masood, Riva Patel, Samira Sunderji, L. Susan Wieland, David Moher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Subjects:
Complementary and alternative medicine
Integrative medicine
Operational definition
Standard of classification
Bibliographic database
Medical research platform
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-022-03683-1

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