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Review
. 1999 Sep 25;319(7213):836-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7213.836.

ABC of complementary medicine. Users and practitioners of complementary medicine

Review

ABC of complementary medicine. Users and practitioners of complementary medicine

C Zollman et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Numbers of specialist publications for complementary medicine are growing
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Stereotypes about use of complementary medicine being associated with alternative lifestyles are not supported by the research evidence
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Child receiving cranial osteopathy
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Patients are more likely to turn to complementary medicine if they have chronic, relapsing and remitting conditions such as eczema
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A fifth of all UK general practices provide some complementary medicine via a member of the primary healthcare team

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