Bibliometric trend analysis of non-conventional (alternative) therapies in veterinary research.

ABSTRACT: Background: There is an increased interest in Non-Conventional Therapies (NCTs), often referred to as complementary and alternative medicines, in veterinary clinical practice.Aim: To map the bibliometric outputs of NCTs in veterinary medicine, and identify which are most prevalent, and the extent to which their publishing has increased.Methods: Text mining algorithms were applied to detect 17 NCTs-related terms (acupuncture, ayurveda/ayurvedic, traditional Chinese medicine, traditional medicine, chiropractic, electroacupuncture, essential oil, plant extract, ethnopharmacology, herbal medicine, homeopathy, low-level laser therapy, medicinal plant, natural product, osteopathy, phytothe

SUBMITTER: Domingues K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9662055 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature