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health and social care
health care quality, access, and evaluation
health services research
health professionals and healthcare organizations
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complementary and alternative medicine
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- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered a part of conventional medicine. There are three general types of CAM: (1) Western alternative medical therapies, (2) traditional medical systems, and (3) complementary approaches. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Complementary and Alternative Medicine]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FQWR91GV-K
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