Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Fact Sheet (22).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2001.
Audience code (AC):
Alternative Therapists (180). General Public/Consumers (300). Health Services Providers (500).
Corporate Author (CN):
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Source (SO):
Gaithersburg, MD: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2001. 2 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse. P.O. Box 7923, Gaithersburg, MD 20898. (888) 644-6226; INTERNATIONAL PHONE: (301) 519-3153; TTY: (866) 464-3615; FAX: (866) 464-3616; E-MAIL: info@nccam.nih.gov.
PRICE: Free.
Publication Number: D151.
Abstract (AB):
This document was developed by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) for use in response to inquiries they receive. It discusses what NCCAM's recommendations are regarding CAM and bioterrorism, why CAM is not appropriate for diseases such as anthrax or smallpox, and whether NCCAM is studying CAM for use against bioterrorism. This document is available electronically and it provides a hyperlink to the NCCAM Director's full testimony before Congress in November 2001.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Bioterrorism.
Minor Descriptors (MN):
Internet. Health Claims. Research.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200208.
Notes (NT):
Copyright: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC03324.
URL (LK):
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/alerts/bioterrorism/index.htm
