• Circular instead of hierarchical. Methodological principles for the evaluation of complex interventions 

      Walach, Harald; Fønnebø, Vinjar; Falkenberg, Torkel; Lewith, George; Jonas, Wayne B. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2006-06-24)
      Background: The reasoning behind evaluating medical interventions is that a hierarchy of methods exists which successively produce improved and therefore more rigorous evidence based medicine upon which to make clinical decisions. At the foundation of this hierarchy are case studies, retrospective and prospective case series, followed by cohort studies with historical and concomitant non-randomized ...
    • Legal status and regulation of complementary and alternative medicine in Europe 

      Wiesener, Solveig; Falkenberg, Torkel; Hegyi, Gabriella; Hök, Johanna; Roberti di Sarsina, Paolo; Fønnebø, Vinjar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012-11)
      <p><i>Objective</i>: The study aims to review the legal and regulatory status of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the 27 European Union (EU) member states and 12 associated states, and at the EU/European Economic Association (EEA) level.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: Contact was established with national Ministries of Health, Law or Education, members of national and European CAM ...
    • Researching complementary and alternative treatments : the gatekeepers are not at home 

      Grimsgaard, sameline; Fønnebø, Vinjar; Norheim, Arne Johan; Walach, Harald; Launsø, Laila; Ritenbaugh, Cheryl; MacPherson, Hugh; Lewith, George; Koithan, Mary; Falkenberg, Torkel; Boon, Heather; Aickin, Mikel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007)