# The ACP Evidence-Based Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Authors: Sungmi Lian
Journal: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
 (2011)

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## Abstract

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is no longer new terminology in the healthcare system but,evidence-based CAM is still an unfamiliar term. Evidence-based medicine, a practice of medicine based on the recommendation derived from a systematic, scientific study of published data, is accepted as the standard in the healthcare.
ACP Evidence-Based Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Bradly Jacobs and Katherine Gundling is reviewed. Up-to-date reference books like the ACP Evidence-Based Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine is an essential tool for improving quality of care when the providers aim to practice evidence-based medicine.


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