Whole Systems Research (WSR) is a movement started in 2002 to revisit issues of purpose, content, structure, design, and analysis in the medical sciences, with particular emphasis on evaluation of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) systems and approaches. It is not so much a coherent philosophy as it is a tapestry of approaches and valuations intended to increase the benefits coming from medical research.
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