Contribution to the history and prospects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Poland
Journal Title: Complementary & Alternative Medicine in Science - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
The author, on the basis of her personal experiences, describes the 30 years process of laying the foundations for academically proven fundaments for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Poland. This article also slightly grasps the problem of parallel existence of CAM and standard medical treatment.
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Ewa Danuta Białek
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