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Are the arguments for CAM really legitimate in the context of modern healthcare? A commentary on Newell and Lewith (2016): “Alternative, Complementary or Orthodox: What is real medicine?”

Richard Brown

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Belief-based guidelines, complementary and alternative medicine, evidence-based healthcare, orthodox medicine, person-centered healthcare

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v4i3.1230

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