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Alternative therapies finding acceptance in mainstream medicine

Medical schools are offering courses on alternative treatments.

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Wadman, M. Alternative therapies finding acceptance in mainstream medicine. Nat Med 13, 1001 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0907-1001

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