A Complex Systems Science Perspective for Whole Systems of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research
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A complex systems science perspective for whole systems of complementary and alternative medicine research.
Whole systems complementary and alternative medicine (WS-CAM) approaches share a basic worldview that embraces interconnectedness; emergent, non-linear outcomes to treatment that include both local and global changes in the human condition; a contextual view of human beings that are inseparable from and responsive to their environments; and interventions that are complex, synergistic, and inter...
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عنوان ژورنال: Forschende Komplementärmedizin / Research in Complementary Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1661-4127,1661-4119
DOI: 10.1159/000335181