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Alternative medicine refers to medical systems and interventions that are outside the established domain of conventional or regular medicine and outside the domain of scientific evidence. It is also called complementary medicine. It is widely used. More than 40% of adults in the United States use some form of alternative medicine. It is not clear exactly what is covered by the term “alternative.” Treatments and interventions range from acupuncture, chiropractic medicine, energy therapies, homeopathy, Chinese medicine, yoga, massage, herbal medicine, meditation, biofeedback, and osteopathy.
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). Alternative Medicine. In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_51
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