BMJ 2005;331 (15 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.0-c
Complementary medicine in the UK seems cost effective
Estimates of cost per quality adjusted life year of acupuncture for headache and of spinal manipulation for back pain compare well with other treatments approved for use in the NHS. Canter and colleagues (p 880) performed a systematic review and assessed cost effectiveness reported in one acupuncture trial and four trials of spinal manipulation. Despite the favourable estimates, the authors warn that complementary treatments could be less cost effective if offered routinely rather than in a setting of a clinical trial.
|
|
Credit: AJ PHOTO/HOP AMERICAIN/SPL
|
CiteULike 
Complore 
Connotea 
Del.icio.us 
Digg 
Reddit 
StumbleUpon 
Technorati What's this?
Relevant Article
- Cost effectiveness of complementary treatments in the United Kingdom: systematic review
- Peter H Canter, Joanna Thompson Coon, and Edzard Ernst
BMJ 2005 331: 880-881.[Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]
This Article
- Respond to this article
- Alert me when this article is cited
- Alert me when responses are posted
- Alert me when a correction is posted
Services
- Email this article to a friend
- Find similar articles in BMJ
- Add article to my folders
- Download to citation manager
- Request Permissions
Citing Articles
Google Scholar
Related Content
Bookmark with
What's new
Latest blogs
Find BMJ on:
Services
Tools
Online poll
Resources
Rapid responses for this article
There are no rapid responses for this article. Print issues
