Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Academic View
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Complementary and alternative medicine: an academic view.
that it is fi rst necessary to escape a terminology that involves the concept of ‘alternative’: this defi nition, which has been used in recent years, considers the practice of CAM as optional, justifying its use when scientifi cally sanctioned treatment is not available, or has failed. In English, the terms ‘alternative’ and ‘complementary’ are mostly used, underlining a specifi c relationship...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Principles and Practice
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1011-7571,1423-0151
DOI: 10.1159/000088120