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Descriptor English:   Complementary Therapies 
Descriptor Spanish:   Terapias Complementarias 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Terapias Complementares 
Synonyms English:   Alternative Therapies
Therapy, Alternative
Therapy, Complementary
Therapies, Alternative
Therapies, Complementary
Medicine, Alternative
Complementary Medicine
Medicine, Complementary
Alternative Medicine
Alternative Therapies
Plant Magnetism
Complementary and Integrative Health Practices
Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Complementary and Integrative Practices
Integrative and Complementary Health Practices
Integrative and Complementary Medicine
Integrative and Complementary Practices  
Tree Number:   E02.190
HP3.018
Definition English:   Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment. 
Indexing Annotation English:   General or unspecified; prefer specifics; not for "alternative health care delivery system" (= DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE) or specific health service.
See Related English:   Hypnosis
Magnetic Field Therapy
 
History Note English:   2002(1986) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ED education ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MA manpower
MT methods MO mortality
NU nursing OG organization & administration
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization VE veterinary
Record Number:   19609 
Unique Identifier:   D000529 

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