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Medicine in Europe: Complementary medicine in Europe
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Complementary or unconventional treatments are used by many doctors and other therapists throughout Europe. The major forms are acupuncture, homoeopathy, manual therapy or manipulation, and phytotherapy or herbal medicine. The relative popularity of therapies differs between countries, but public demand is strong and growing. Regulation of practitioners varies widely: in most countries only registered health professionals may practice, but in the United Kingdom practice is virtually unregulated. Germany and some Scandinavian countries have intermediate systems. Legal reforms are in progress in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. European institutions are starting to influence the development of complementary medicine. Harmonisation of training and regulation of practitioners is the challenge for the future.
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- Authors
- Fisher, P., & Ward, A.
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 1994-07-09
- Volume
- 309
- Issue
- 6947
- Pages
- 107-111
- ISSN
- 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
- 0959-8138
- 1468-5833
- OpenAlex
- W2146253807
- Cited by
- 762
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 52.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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