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- Title
More harm than good?
- Authors
Lewith, George
- Abstract
All medical interventions involve balancing benefit and risk. CAM has a poor evidence base associated with very little research spending; as does much chronic benign illness managed conventionally. Adverse reactions to conventional interventions ore common, dangerous and expensive. CAM appears to be relatively safe and possibly equally effective although more research is needed. The evidence for the effectiveness and safety for some interventions has been selectively misrepresented by those who oppose CAM,They have suggested inappropriate research methods and exaggerated the risks, thus unhelpfully polarising opinions and denying patients an integrated approach to their condition.
- Subjects
ALTERNATIVE treatment for chronic diseases; ALTERNATIVE medicine; INTEGRATIVE medicine; HOLISTIC medicine; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Journal of Holistic Healthcare, 2009, Vol 6, Issue 1, p26
- ISSN
1743-9493
- Publication type
Article