Natural health products, complementary and alternative medicine, and Health Canada
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منابع مشابه
The health system approach to the complementary and alternative medicine
Since different nations have emphasized reusing their traditional methods in medicine over the last two decades, and the World Health Organization’s recent approach has also focused on restoring traditional medicine in different parts of the world, those methods that are more compatible with the popular culture of a country should be considered. In our country, the traditional medicine, with it...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.733307