Evidence-Based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine III: Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

This paper presents the novel domain of evidence-based research (EBR) in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) from the perspective of traditional medicine and of complementary and alternative medicine. In earlier lectures we have described the process of evidence-based medic...

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Main Authors: Francesco Chiappelli, Audrey M. Navarro, David R. Moradi, Ercolano Manfrini, Paolo Prolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nel072
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spelling doaj-e7ee3b77218e4c3cb9b328116c395acb2020-11-25T00:23:30ZengHindawi LimitedEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine1741-427X1741-42882006-01-013441142410.1093/ecam/nel072Evidence-Based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine III: Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's DiseaseFrancesco Chiappelli0Audrey M. Navarro1David R. Moradi2Ercolano Manfrini3Paolo Prolo4Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry, USADivision of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry, USADivision of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry, USAUniversity of Ancona, Neurology Section Health District Urbino, ItalyDivision of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry, USAThis paper presents the novel domain of evidence-based research (EBR) in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) from the perspective of traditional medicine and of complementary and alternative medicine. In earlier lectures we have described the process of evidence-based medicine as a methodological approach to clinical practice that is directed to aid clinical decision-making. Here, we present a practical example of this approach with respect to traditional pharmacological interventions and to complementary and alternative treatments for patients with AD.http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nel072
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Paolo Prolo
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Evidence-Based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine III: Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
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Audrey M. Navarro
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Ercolano Manfrini
Paolo Prolo
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title Evidence-Based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine III: Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
title_short Evidence-Based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine III: Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
title_full Evidence-Based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine III: Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
title_fullStr Evidence-Based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine III: Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
title_full_unstemmed Evidence-Based Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine III: Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
title_sort evidence-based research in complementary and alternative medicine iii: treatment of patients with alzheimer's disease
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series Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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publishDate 2006-01-01
description This paper presents the novel domain of evidence-based research (EBR) in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) from the perspective of traditional medicine and of complementary and alternative medicine. In earlier lectures we have described the process of evidence-based medicine as a methodological approach to clinical practice that is directed to aid clinical decision-making. Here, we present a practical example of this approach with respect to traditional pharmacological interventions and to complementary and alternative treatments for patients with AD.
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