Research into complementary and alternative medicine: problems and potential
Research into complementary and alternative medicine: problems and potential
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DOI：
10.1136/bmj.322.7279.161
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发表时间：
2001-01-20
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Straus, SE
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作者：
Nahin, RL;Straus, SE
在美国，人们越来越多地使用未经证实的补充和替代医学疗法1，沿着第三方支付者的覆盖面越来越大2，这促使国会在国立卫生研究院建立了国家补充和替代医学中心（NCCAM）。该中心的使命是“在严谨的科学背景下探索补充和替代的治疗方法;教育和培训CAM研究人员;并向公众和专业人士传播权威信息”。3为了完成这一使命，NCCAM支持公众相关和科学严谨的研究，以确定这些补充和替代医学的做法是安全和有效的。该中心的资源虽然慷慨（2000财政年度为6830万美元（4600万英镑）），但不足以研究所有补充和替代医学实践。因此，NCCAM制定了标准，以帮助优先考虑许多可能的研究机会（框）。作为评估过程的一部分，NCCAM寻求其国家咨询理事会、补充和替代医学和传统临床医生、科研界成员、公众、姐妹联邦机构和其他利益攸关方的建议。
The growing use of unsubstantiated complementary and alternative medicine therapies by people in the United States1 along with its increasing coverage by third party payers2 encouraged Congress to create the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health. The centre’s mission is “to explore complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science; to educate and training CAM researchers; and to disseminate authoritative information to the public and professionals.” 3 To complete this mission, NCCAM supports publicly relevant and scientifically rigorous research to identify those complementary and alternative medicine practices that are safe and effective. The centre’s resources, although generous ($68.3 m (£ 46m) for fiscal year 2000), are not sufficient to study all complementary and alternative medicine practices. NCCAM therefore developed criteria to help prioritise the many possible research opportunities (box). As part of the evaluation process, NCCAM seeks advice from its national advisory council, complementary and alternative medicine and conventional clinicians, members of the scientific research community, the public, sister federal agencies, and other stakeholders.