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Abstract

A number of forms of complementary or alternative medicine currently practised have their origins in the western intellectual tradition: Western Europe and North America. This chapter aims to outline some of the more common forms of CAM of western origin, particularly those supported by evidence of clinical effectiveness.

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  1. Division of Geriatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami VA, Medical Center (11A), 1201 NW 16th St., 33125, Miami, FL, USA

    E. Paul Cherniack MD

  2. School of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at Newark University Hospital, University of New Jersey-Newark, 150 Bergen Street, 07103, Newark, NJ, USA

    Neil Cherniack PhD

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McCarney, R., Fisher, P. (2003). Unconventional Western Medicine. In: Cherniack, E.P., Cherniack, N. (eds) Alternative Medicine for the Elderly. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05185-6_11

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