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Symposium on evidence based medicine ethical problems arising in evidence based complementary and alternative medicine e ernst, m h cohen, j stone j med ethics 2004. Cinnamon primarily contains vital oils and other derivatives, such as cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid, and cinnamate. Previously the journal of evidencebased complementary and. Cinnamon cinnamomum zeylanicum, and cinnamon cassia, the eternal tree of tropical medicine, belongs to the lauraceae family. A comparative evidencebased approach to complementary and alternative treatment for mental health conditions 12 1 although some of the sources are later in time, reflecting publication in 20, the information in this outline is current as of december, 2012. Abraham flexner and a life in learning, johns hopkins u niversity, baltimore, md, usa. Complementary medicine and evidencebased practice springerlink. Evidence based complementary and alternative medicine maintains an editorial board of practicing researchers from around the world, to ensure manuscripts are handled by editors who are experts in the field of study.
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