Two into one won't go: Conceptual, clinical, ethical and legal impedimenta to the convergence of CAM and orthodox medicine

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-19

  Parker, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Evidence based medicine (EBM); General practice; Integrative medicine; Postmodernism; Regulation; Science; Standard of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347204882     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-007-9031-z     Document Type: Article

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