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eCAM Advance Access originally published online on April 5, 2006
eCAM 2006 3(2):283-289; doi:10.1093/ecam/nel007
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Developing CAM Research Capacity for Complementary Medicine

George Lewith1, Marja Verhoef2, Mary Koithan3 and Suzanna M. Zick4

1 Complementary Medicine Research Unit, University of Southampton UK, 2 Department of Complementary Medicine, University of Calgary Canada, 3 Program in Integrative Medicine and the College of Nursing, University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, USA, and 4 Department of Family Medicine, Michigan Integrative Medicine, University of Michigan MI, USA

This article describes initiatives that have been central to the development of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research capacity in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States over the last decade. While education and service delivery are essential parts of the development of CAM, this article will focus solely on the development of research strategy. The development of CAM research has been championed by both patients and politicians, primarily so that we may better understand the popularity and apparent effectiveness of these therapies and support integration of safe and effective CAM in health care. We hope that the perspective provided by this article will inform future research policy.

Keywords: CAM – research – strategy – US – UK – Canada

For reprints and all correspondence: Dr George Lewith, Complemementary Medicine Research Unit, Aldermoor Health Centre, Aldermoor Close, Southampton SO16 5ST UK. Tel: +44 238 024 1073 Fax: +44 238 070 1125. E-mail: gl3{at}soton.ac.uk


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