International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

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

Document Type : Commentary

Author
Michael Frass
Department of Internal Medicine I, Outpatient Unit Homeopathy in Malignant Diseases, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
10.15171/ijhpm.2015.141
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.
Keywords
Western Medicine (WM)
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
National Health System
Subjects
  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

  • 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