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RESF and research

The Exceptional Case History Registry constitutes a foundation for research that can contribute to explaining which factors influence exceptional disease courses. This may make it easier for patients and treatment providers to choose knowledge-based treatment.

Research based on RESF
1. Eksepsjonelle sykdomsforløp. Pasienten mellom ulike medisinske systemer (Exceptional disease courses. The patient between different medical systems) by Anita Salamonsen, cand.polit., researcher at NAFKAM og PhD-student at Institute of sociology, University of Tromsø.

2. Patienters opfattelse af årsag til sygdom og veje til helbredelse (Patients’ understanding of causes of disease and paths to recovery) by Tove Kruse, cand. mag, ph.d., lektor, Roskilde University Center, Roskilde, Denmark

Other research connected to RESF
En explorativ studie av exceptionella sjukdomsförlopp i samband med svenska cancerpatienters användande av komplementära och alternative terapier. Prosjektansvarlig: Johanna Høk, cand. pharm. ph.d. student at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

National Cancer Institute’s Best Case Series.

Article
The following article was written as a follow-up of an international best-case/worst-case workshop in Tromso.

Exceptional Disease Courses After the Use of CAM: Selection, Registration, Medical Assessment and Research. An International Perspective. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2006;7:607-613

Last updated September 2007