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Table 1 Overview of review selection criteria

From: Barriers to the conduct and application of research in complementary and alternative medicine: a systematic review

Construct

Justification

Population

Inclusion criteria:

 - CAM researchers with or without CAM background

 - CAM practitioners/clinicians

Exclusion criteria:

 - CAM users/non users

 - CAM products

Interest

Inclusion criteria:

 - Research that looks at the barriers to the conduct or application of research in CAM

 - Opinion publications with a reference list

 - Studies or publications on EBP in CAM

Exclusion criteria:

 - Primary or secondary research that investigates the effectiveness or efficacy of CAM

 - Economic evaluations of CAM

 - Opinion articles without adequate references

 - Promotional materials

 - Methodological studies

Context

Inclusion criteria:

 - Research (conduct or application of)

Exclusion criteria:

 - Publications reporting the prevalence of CAM use

 - Publications describing CAM

  1. CAM Complementary and alternative medicine, EBP Evidence-based practice