[Research into complementary medicine--an account after 10 years].
For ten years now, intensive research into complementary medicine has been undertaken in Exeter, UK. Aimed at providing an interim account of our activities, this paper presents several examples of our results. Although some progress has been made, this field continues to receive too little attention. The future of complementary medicine will depend on whether its modalities can be shown to generate more good than harm for the patient.
Ernst
Edzard
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Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, United Kingdom. edzard.ernst@pms.ac.uk
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