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Editorial
. 2001 Aug;175(2):79-80.
doi: 10.1136/ewjm.175.2.79.

The evidence house: how to build an inclusive base for complementary medicine

W B Jonas
Editorial

The evidence house: how to build an inclusive base for complementary medicine

W B Jonas. West J Med. 2001 Aug.
No abstract available

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The traditional hierarchy of evidence is narrow
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The evidence house affords greater accessibility to important information
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