Ethics of complementary medicine: practical issues.
Complementary medicine is popular, yet ethical issues are rarely discussed. Misleading information, informed consent, publishing, and confidentiality are discussed in the light of medical ethics. The message that emerges is that, in complementary medicine, ethical issues are neglected and violated on a daily basis.
Ernst
Edzard
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Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter. edzard.ernst@pms.ac.uk
D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000941:ethics*; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000941:ethics*