title: Does complementary medicine work?
abstract: Complementary medicine is anecdotally-based medicine, not supported by scientific fact. Furthermore in many instances the safety of its agents has not been ascertained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. lawrence.parish@mail.tju.edu
authors.forename: Lawrence Charles
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Parish
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Witkowski
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000628:therapy*