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Evidence-based medicine and naturopathy
Citation
Jagtenberg, T and Evans, S and Grant, A and Howden, I and Lewis, M, Evidence-based medicine and naturopathy, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 12, (3) pp. 323-328. ISSN 1075-5535 (2006) [Refereed Article]
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© 2006 Mary Ann Liebert
DOI: doi:10.1089/acm.2006.12.323
Abstract
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has been advocated as a new paradigm in orthodox medicine and as a methodology
for natural medicines, which are often accused of lacking an adequate scientific basis. This paper presents
the voices of tradition-sensitive naturopathic practitioners in response to what they perceive as an ideologic assault
by EBM advocates on the validity and integrity of natural medicine practice. Those natural medicine practices,
which have tradition-based paradigms articulating vitalistic and holistic principles, may have significant
problems in relating to the idea of EBM as developed in biomedical contexts. The paper questions the appropriateness
of imposing a methodology that appears to minimize or bypass the philosophic and methodological foundations
of natural medicine, and that itself seems primarily driven by political considerations.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | evidence-based medicine, naturopathy |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine |
Research Field: | Naturopathy |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
Objective Field: | Public health (excl. specific population health) not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Evans, S (Dr Sue Evans) |
ID Code: | 112602 |
Year Published: | 2006 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 38 |
Deposited By: | Pharmacy |
Deposited On: | 2016-11-17 |
Last Modified: | 2017-04-11 |
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