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Review
. 1999 Dec 11;319(7224):1558-61.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7224.1558.

ABC of complementary medicine: complementary medicine and the doctor

C Zollman, A Vickers
Review

ABC of complementary medicine: complementary medicine and the doctor

C Zollman et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Most patients do not tell their general practitioner if they are using complementary medicine. This may place some at unnecessary risk
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A Chinese herbal pharmacy. As many complementary medicines contain pharmacologically active agents it is important to establish what patients are using in order to minimise the risk of interactions with conventional drugs
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The patient is at the centre of a complicated web of healthcare activity and communication: the use of complementary medicine may increase the potential for fragmented care
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Reputable complementary practitioners should regularly assess progress with their patients
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Although doctors may claim to be unaware of published data on complementary medicine, results from many randomised controlled trials of complementary medicine have been published in major, peer reviewed journals
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