Inclusion of Integrative Medicine in Clinical Practice
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چکیده
Most Western medicines are synthetic chemical products that come with side effects for patients, and therefore, our modern medical system needs to be optimized. A new concept called integrative medicine represents a more comprehensive system for understanding our body in a holistic fashion in terms of analyzing, evaluating and treating complex diseases successfully. Integrative medicine may be the combination of Western medicine and complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) [1] in the United States and Europe, and in China, it might consist of integrated traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine [2] .
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