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The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
defines complementary and alternative medicine as "a
group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices,
and products that are not presently considered to be part
of conventional medicine". It also defines integrative
medicine as "[combining] mainstream medical therapies
and CAM therapies for which there is some high-quality scientific
evidence of safety and effectiveness".[1] Ralph Snyderman
and Andrew Weil state "integrative medicine is not
synonymous with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
It has a far larger meaning and mission in that it calls
for restoration of the focus of medicine on health and healing
and emphasizes the centrality of the patient-physician relationship".
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