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Editorial
. 2012 Feb 20;1(1):8.
doi: 10.1186/2045-4015-1-8.

Complementary alternative health care in Israel and the western world

Jeffrey Borkan  1
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  • 1 Department of Family Medicine, MHRI-111 Brewster Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA. Jeffrey_Borkan@brown.edu.
Editorial

Complementary alternative health care in Israel and the western world

Jeffrey Borkan. Isr J Health Policy Res. .
. 2012 Feb 20;1(1):8.
doi: 10.1186/2045-4015-1-8.

Author

Jeffrey Borkan  1

Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Family Medicine, MHRI-111 Brewster Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA. Jeffrey_Borkan@brown.edu.

Abstract

Complementary alternative health care presents fascinating challenges and opportunities for health policy and research - from issues of definition to training and licensing, to insurance reimbursement and evidence regarding clinical efficacy and outcomes. Complementary alternative health care is utilized by a substantial proportion of the population both now and likely in the future and requires serious health policy consideration.This is a commentary on http://www.ijhpr.org/content/1/1/7/.

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    1. Shuval JT, Averbuch E. Complementary and alternative health care in Israel. Isr J of Health Policy Res. 2012;1:7. doi: 10.1186/2045-4015-1-7. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Institute on Medicine of the National Academies; Committee on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the American Public. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States. The National Academic Press: Washington, DC; 2005.
    1. National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/

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