The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 9 , Pages 800.e1-800.e11 , September 2006

Quality of Reporting of Randomized Controlled Trials of Herbal Medicine Interventions

  • Joel J. Gagnier, ND, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Joel J. Gagnier, ND, MSc, 5955 Ontario Street, Unit #307, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N8S1W6.
    • ,
  • Jaime DeMelo, ND

      Affiliations

    • Ottawa Street Medical Centre, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Heather Boon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Ontario
    • ,
  • Paula Rochon, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Sunnybrook and Womens Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Claire Bombardier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer for Musculoskeletal Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Health Care Research and Clinical Decision Making, Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

,Revised 6 February 2006

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 This study was funded in part by an operating grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Clinical Trials Divisions; Grant number: ATF-66679. Dr Gagnier is supported by a postgraduate fellowship from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Natural Health Products Directorate. All researchers are independent of the funders.

PII: S0002-9343(06)00183-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.02.006

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 9 , Pages 800.e1-800.e11 , September 2006

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