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An alternative to alternative medicine.
Both sides in this argument assume that the treatment recommended by the practitioner is the only active ingredient in the consultation. Placebo, having no active ingredient, is offered by one side, and accepted by the other as a term of abuse. Neither side considers that personalities, words, or behaviour have a legitimate effect on outcomes, or that many questions arising in consultations wil...
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Since different nations have emphasized reusing their traditional methods in medicine over the last two decades, and the World Health Organization’s recent approach has also focused on restoring traditional medicine in different parts of the world, those methods that are more compatible with the popular culture of a country should be considered. In our country, the traditional medicine, with it...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Health Affairs
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0278-2715,1544-5208
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.23.5.273