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Complementary and Alternative Medicine: 2000-2004

Assendelft WJJ, Morton SC, Yu EI, Suttorp MJ, Shekelle PG. "Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness Relative to Other TherapieS." Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 138, No. 11, June 2 2003, pp. 871-881, E888-E-900.

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Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ, Deyo RA, Shekelle PG. "A Review of the Evidence for the Effectiveness, Safety, and Cost of Acupuncture, Massage Therapy, and Spinal Manipulation for Back Pain." Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 138, No. 11, June 3 2003, pp. 898-906, E-907.

Coulter I, Hardy M, Shekelle P, Morton SC, Udani J, Spar M, Oda K, Jungvig LK, Tu W, Shanman R, Newberry S, Ramirez LR, Valentine D. "Effect of Supplemental Use of Antioxidants Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Coenzyme Q10 for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer." Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 75 (Prepared by the Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center, RAND), Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Publication 03-E047, Aug 2003.

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Coulter I. "Integration and Paradigm Clash: The Practical Difficulties of Integrative Medicine." In Tovoey P, Easthope G, Adams J (eds) The Mainstreaming of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Studies in Social Context, London, UK and New York, NY: Toutledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2004, Chapter 6, pp. 103-122.

Coulter ID, Adams A, Coggan P, Wilkes M, Gonyea M, Hurwitz EL, Aker PD, Adams AH, Meeker WC, Shekell PG, Genovese J, Chassin MR, Brook RH, Markovich M, Louie R, Rogers WH, Newhouse JP. Changing Views of Chiropractic …and a National Reappraisal of Nontraditional Health Care, RAND RB-4539, 2001.

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Coulter ID, Favreau JT, Hardy ML, Morton SC, Roth EA, Shekelle. "Biofeedback Interventions for Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Systematic Review." Alternative Therapies, Vol. 8, No. 3, May/June 2002, pp. 76-83. (Also available as RAND RP-1119.)

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Coulter ID, Hardy ML, Favreau JT, Elfenbaum PD, Morton SC, Roth EA, Genovese BJ, Shekelle PG. "Mind-Body Interventions for Gastrointestinal Conditions." Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Report No. 40, Rockville, MD: Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality, July 2001.

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Coulter ID, Hurqitz EL, Adams AH, Genovese BJ, Hays R, Shekelle PG. "Patients Using Chiropractors in North America: Who Are They, and Why Are They in Chiropractic Care?" Spine, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2002, pp. 291-298.

Coulter ID, Hurwitz EL, Spritzer K, Genovese BJ, Hays RD. "A Chiropractic Supplemental Item Set for the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study." Topics in Clinical Chiropractic, Vol. 7, No. 4, 2000, pp. 50-56.

Coulter ID, Willis EM. "The Rise and Rise of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Sociological Perspective." The Medical Journal of Australia, Vol. 180, No. 11, June 7 2004, pp. 587-589.

Coulter ID. "Communication in the Chiropractic Health Encounter: Sociological and Anthropological Approaches." In Haldeman S (ed), Principles and Practices of Chiropractic (3rd Edition), New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2004, pp. 99-109.

Coulter ID. "Competing Views of Chiropractic: Health Services Research Versus Ethnographic Observation." In Oths KS, Hinojosa SZ (eds.), Healing by Hand Manual Medicine and Bonesetting in Global Perspective, AltaMira Press, Chapter 3.

Coulter ID. "Integration and Paradigm Clash: The Practical Difficulties of Integrating Two Contradictory Paradigms." In Tovey P, Easthope G (eds), The Mainstreaming of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Social Context: An International Perspective, Routledge, London: 2003.

Hardy M, Coulter I, Favreau J, Morton SC, Venuturupalli S, Chiapelli F, Rossi F, Orshansky G, Jungvig L, Roth E, Suttorp M, Newberry S, Shekelle P. "S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine for Treatment of Depression, Osteoarthritis, and Liver Disease,." Summary, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 64, Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare research and Quality, Aug 2002.

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Hardy M, Coulter I, Venuturupalli S, Roth EA, Favreau J, Morton SC, Shekelle P. "Ayurvedic Interventions for Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review." Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 41, Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Sept 2001.

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Hsiao AF, Wong MD, Kanouse DE, Collins RL, Liu H, Andersen RM, Gifford AL, McCutchan A, Bozzette SA, Shapiro MF, Wenger NS; HCSUS Consortium. "Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Substitution for Conventional Therapy by HIV-Infected Patients." Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Vol. 33, No. 2, June 1 2003, pp. 157-165.

London AS, Foote-Ardah CE, Fleishman JA, Shapiro MF. "Use of Alternative Therapists Among People in Care for HIV in the United States." American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 93, No. 6, June 2003, pp. 980-987.

MacLean CH, Mojica WA, Morton SC, Pencharz J, Hasenfeld Garland R, Tu W, Newberry SJ, Jungvig LK, Grossman J, Khanna P, Rhodes S, Shekelle P. "Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Lipids and Glycemic Control in Type II Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome and on Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Renal Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and Osteoporosis." Evidence Report/Technology Assessment. No. 89 (Prepared by Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center), Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, March 2004.

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Mootz RD, Coulter ID, Schultz GD. "Professionalism and Ethics in Chiropractic." In Haldeman S (ed.) Principles and Practices of Chiropractic (3rd Edition), McGraw Hill, NY: 2004, pp. 201-219.

Mootz RD, Coulter ID. "Chiropractic." In Kohasu W (ed) Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Philadelphia, PA: Hanley and Belfus Inc, 2002, Chapter 16, pp. 101-109.

Shekelle P, Morton S, Hardy M. "Effect of Supplemental Antioxidants Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Coenzyme Q10 for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer." Evidence Report No. 75, Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. AHRQ Publication No. 03-E043, July 2003.

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Shekelle P, Morton S, Hardy M. "Effect of Supplemental Antioxidants Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Coenzyme Q10 for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease." Evidence Report No. 83, Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ Publication No. 03-E043, July 2003.

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Shekelle P, Morton SC, Maglione M, Hardy M, Suttorp M, Roth E, Jungvig L, Mojica W, Gagné J, Rhodes S, McKinnon E, Newberry S. Ephedra – Is It Worth the Risk? RAND RB-4556, 2003.

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Shekelle PG, Morton SC, Jungvig LK, Udani J, Spar M, Tu W, Suttorp MJ, Coulter I, Newberry SJ, Hardy M. "Effect of Supplemental Vitamin E for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease." Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 19, No. 4, Apr 2004, pp. 380-389.

Shekelle PG, Morton SC, Maglione M, Hardy ML, Mojica WA, Suttorp MJ, Rhodes SL, Jungvig L, Gagne J. "Ephedra and Ephedrine for Weight Loss and Athletic Performance Enhancement: Clinical Efficacy and Side Effects." Evidence Report No. 76, Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ Publication No. 03-E022, February 2003.

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Shekelle PG, Morton SC, Maglione M, Hardy ML, Suttorp MJ, Roth E, Jungvig L, Mojica WA, Cagne J, Rhodes SL, McKinnon E, Newberry S. Ephedra – Is It Worth the Risk? RAND CT-209, 2003.

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Shen J, Andersen R, Albert PS, Wenger N, Glaspy J, Cole M, Shekelle P. "Use of Complementary/Alternative Therapies by Women with Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer." BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol. 2, No. 1, Aug 13 2002, p. 8.

Studdert DM. "Alternative Treatments for Weight-Loss: Caveat Emptor." Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, Vol. 37, No. 4, Winter 2001, pp. 29-31.

Sturm R, Unutzer J. "State Legislation and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine." Inquiry, Vol. 37, No. 4, Winter 2000-2001, pp. 423-429.

Sturm R. "Patient Risk-Taking Attitude and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medical Services." The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 5, Oct 2000, pp. 445-448. (Also available as RAND RP-1359.)

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Unutzer J, Klap R, Sturm R, Young AS, Marmon T, Shatkin J, Wells KB. "Mental Disorders and the Use of Alternative Medicine: Results From a National Survey." American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 157, No. 11, 2000, pp. 1851-1857.

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