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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Complementary Therapies
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Descriptor Spanish:
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tratamientos complementarios
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Terapias Complementares
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Synonyms English:
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Alternative Medicine
Alternative Therapies
Complementary Medicine
Medicine, Alternative
Medicine, Complementary
Therapies, Alternative
Therapies, Complementary
Therapy, Alternative
Therapy, Complementary
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Tree Number:
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E02.190
HP3.018
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Definition English:
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Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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General or unspecified; prefer specifics; not for "alternative health care delivery system" (= DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE) or specific health service.
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History Note English:
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2002(1986)
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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19609
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Unique Identifier:
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D000529
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Similar:
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DeCS
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