CAM Researcher Qualifications Review by IoM Cmte. Urged by Straus
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Institute of Medicine's Committee on the Use of Complementary & Alternative Medicine by the American Public should evaluate the different qualifications and knowledge sets CAM researchers bring to the study environment, NCCAM Director Stephen Straus, MD, said at the group's inaugural meeting in Washington, D.C. Feb. 27
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