title: Alternative medicine or alternatives to medicine? A physician's perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Schneiderman
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D015990:Placebo Effect; D014481:United States