Middle Age Like Fight or Modern Symbiosis?; Comment on “Substitutes or Complements? Diagnosis and Treatment With Non-conventional and Conventional Medicine”

Document Type : Commentary

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Department of Internal Medicine I, Outpatient Unit Homeopathy in Malignant Diseases, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used by patients worldwide. Financial factors may influence the decision to use CAM. National Health Systems are requested to consider CAM in their health plans.

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  1. Tavares AI. Substitutes or complements? Diagnosis and treatment with non-conventional and conventional medicine. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015;4(4):235-242. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.45
  2. Frass M, Friehs H, Thallinger C, et al. Influence of adjunctive classical homeopathy on global health status and subjective wellbeing in cancer patients - A pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Complement Ther Med. 2015;23(3):309-317. doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2015.03.004

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  • Received Date: 12 June 2015
  • Revised Date: 02 August 2015
  • Accepted Date: 26 July 2015
  • First Published Date: 01 December 2015
  • Published Date: 01 December 2015

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