title: Ethical problems arising in evidence based complementary and alternative medicine.
abstract: Complementary and alternative medicine has become an important section of healthcare. Its high level of acceptance among the general population represents a challenge to healthcare professionals of all disciplines and raises a host of ethical issues. This article is an attempt to explore some of the more obvious or practical ethical aspects of complementary and alternative medicine.
authors.affiliation: Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, UK. Edzard.Ernst@pms.ac.uk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ernst
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics*; D003469:Culture; D032984:Ethics, Research; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000941:ethics*; D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000941:ethics; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008007:Licensure, Medical / Q000941:ethics; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D011331:Private Practice / Q000941:ethics; D006113:United Kingdom