title: Bridging conventional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine. BME's pivotal role in the growth of alternative and integrative medicine.
authors.affiliation: Tokyo University, Japan. atsumi@jact-fff.or.jp
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Atsumi
authors.forename: Seika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamohara
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D007564:Japan; D018511:Systems Integration; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical