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Complementary medicine is a complex field, which has gained importance particularly due to its wide-spread use. Here I try to review this area briefly but critically. My conclusion is that issues such as efficacy and safety of complementary techniques can and should be researched systematically and rigorously.
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Komplementärmedizin ist ein komplexer Bereich, der vor allem wegen seiner weiten Verbreitung an Bedeutung gewonnen hat. Hier versuche ich, ihn kurz aber kritisch zu beleuchten. Mein skizzenhafter Abriss kommt zu dem Schluss, dass insbesondere die Fragen zur Wirksamkeit und Sicherheit komplementärmedizinischer Methoden systematisch erforscht werden können und sollten.
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Ernst, E. Komplementärmedizin – eine kritische Analyse. Wien Med Wochenschr 158, 218–221 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-007-0505-8
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