Biography:R. Barker Bausell
Rufus Barker Bausell, Jr. (born 1942)[1] is an American biostatistician and retired professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore,[2] where, from approximately 1999 to 2004, he was the director of their center for studying complementary and alternative medicine.[3] He was also the co-founder of the academic journal Evaluation & the Health Professions,[4] and served as its editor-in-chief for more than three decades.[5][6] An expert on research methods, he is known for criticizing alternative medicine,[7] saying that alternative medical treatments are little to no more effective than placebos.[8] He is the author of the book Snake Oil Science: The Truth About Complementary and Alternative Medicine,[ISBN missing] published in 2007 by Oxford University Press.[9][10] He has also written a book about teaching in the United States and how he feels it could be improved, entitled Too Simple to Fail.[ISBN missing][11]
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- ↑ Deardorff, Julie (19 January 2014). "Chicago doctor's research fails federal smell test". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-01-19/health/ct-met-sensa-weight-loss-hirsch-20140119_1_hirsch-journals-studies. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Adler, Jerry (1 December 2007). "Miracle Cure? Be Skeptical". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/miracle-cure-be-skeptical-94611. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ "Editorial Board". Sage. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/evaluation-the-health-professions/journal200787#editorial-board. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "R. Barker Bausell". Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/r-barker-bausell-phd. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Rufus Bausell Jr., Fiance of Carol Vinograd" (in en). The New York Times. 1977-12-18. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1977/12/18/76469576.pdf.
- ↑ "$2.5 billion spent, no alternative cures found". NBC News. 10 June 2009. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/31190909/ns/health-alternative_medicine/t/billion-spent-no-alternative-cures-found/#.VXNtDlxViko. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Jain, Manoj (17 March 2009). "Even 'Snake Oil' Can Help Patients Heal". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/16/AR2009031602140.html. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Painter, Kim (3 February 2008). "Alternative therapy: healing or hooey?". USA Today. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/painter/2008-02-03-your-health_N.htm. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Zuger, Abigail (25 December 2007). "The Lure of Treatments Science Has Dismissed". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/25/health/25book.html. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Rodricks, Dan (12 December 2010). "Too simple to fail: More time for teaching". Baltimore Sun. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-12-12/news/bs-ed-rodricks-bausell-20101212_1_alternative-medicine-traditional-classroom-instructional-time. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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