title: International efforts spotlight traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine.
abstract: Affordable, available, and ever more popular at home and abroad, "alternative" healers are finally getting positive attention from Western practitioners. This rapprochement has enormous implications for public health worldwide.
authors.affiliation: International Medical Corps. sherifink@aol.com
authors.forename: Sheri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fink
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000191:economics; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004347:Drug Interactions; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D033161:Government Regulation; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006291:Health Policy; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011634:Public Health; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D014944:World Health Organization