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KMID : 0608520080140020081
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Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
2008 Volume.14 No. 2 p.81 ~ p.86
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Research Trends in Complementary Medicine - Analysis of Studies Presented in International Congress of Complementary Medicine Research -
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Park Ji-Eun
Lee Young-seop
Grace Lee
Lee Myeong-Soo
Choi Sun-Mi
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Abstract
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Objective: This study was aimed to review the recent trends of complementary medicine research in ICCMR 2008. Methods: Analyzed data include all researches of both oral and poster presentations in ICCMR. We classified presented researches according to their treatment method, nations, and targeted diseases. Results: In total, 338 researches were presented. In terms of methods, 68 basic researches, 98 clinical trials, 55 commentaries, 46 reviews, 71 trend analysis papers were classified. Herbal medicine was the most common treatment for research in ICCMR. And in terms of nation, Australia’s announcement was the most in ICCMR. Lastly, cancer was the most focused theme in the conference. Conclusion: In the recent CAM research, cancer, depression and stress are the most targeted diseases since they are difficult to cure in modern medicine and since patients have high hopes to overcome their state by CAM. This review will help Korean doctors or scientists to systematically understand traditional medicine and to develop their researches.
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KEYWORD
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complementary and alternative medicine(CAM):research trend, ICCMR
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