Abstract Background This Bayesian network meta-analysis investigated the available
randomized control trials (RCTs) to point out which acupuncture protocol is the most …

Is a subgroup effect believable? Updating criteria to evaluate the credibility of subgroup
analyses | The BMJ Skip to main content Intended for healthcare professionals Access provided …

Objectives: This scoping review evaluates two decades of methodological advances made
by “whole systems research”(WSR) pioneers in the fields of traditional, complementary, and …

As a discipline, preventive medicine has traditionally been described to encompass primary,
secondary, and tertiary prevention. The fields of preventive medicine and public health …

Naturopathy is a distinct system of traditional and complementary medicine recognized by
the World Health Organization and defined by its philosophic approach to patient care …

Chronic low back pain is one of the most common reasons that people seek medical
treatment, and the consequent disability creates a great financial burden on individuals and …

Objective: To summarize the current state of the research evidence for whole-system, multi-
modality naturopathic medicine. Design: A systematic search for research articles from …

Complementary medicine research, including naturopathic medicine research, is plagued
with many methodological challenges. Many of these challenges have also been …

Background Low back pain has been associated with obesity or with being overweight.
However, there are no high-quality systematic reviews that have been conducted on the …

Background For Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) there is a need to develop
scales for appraisal of available clinical research. Aims were to 1) test the feasibility of …