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Garrulous

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Critics of CAM argue that few double-blind, placebo-controlled trials have demonstrated effectiveness. CAM advocates argue that
 
  A) many techniques used in conventional medicine have not been evaluated by this method either.
  B) double-blind, placebo-controlled trials constitute a flawed method for evaluating health research.
  C) researchers are already biased against CAM; therefore, the research is not fair.
  D) the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is underfunded.

Question 2

A treatment is classified as alternative because
 
  A) the treatment has not been approved by the FDA.
  B) its practitioners are not licensed.
  C) research evidence has not confirmed its effectiveness.
  D) all of these are criteria for classification as alternative.



owenfalvey

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C



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