Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Fact Sheet (22).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2003.
Audience code (AC):
Health Professionals (100). General Public/Consumers (300). Alternative Therapists (180). Patients (400).
Corporate Author (CN):
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), National Institutes of Health.
Source (SO):
Bethesda, MD: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), National Institutes of Health. 2003. 3 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse (NCCAM). P.O. Box 7923, Gaithersburg, MD 20898. (888) 644-6226 or (301) 519-3153. TTY (866) 464-3615. Fax (866) 464-3616. E-mail: info@nccam.nih.gov.
Website: www.nccam.nih.gov.
PRICE: Single copy free. Publication Number: D158.
Abstract (AB):
This document provides background information about the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), 1 of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health. It describes the NCCAM's mission and its four primary areas of focus, including research, research training and career development, outreach, and integration into conventional medicine. The document includes basic information about how NCCAM operates, along with the Web address where people can go for more information.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. National Institutes of Health.
Minor Descriptors (MN):
Research. Research Centers. Databases.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200402.
Notes (NT):
CP: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC03260.
