Comment on: “Futility in Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Critical Review from an Ethical Perspective”

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  • Amiri-Ardekani, Ehsan Department of Phytopharmaceuticals (Traditional Pharmacy), Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences; Student Association of Indigenous Knowledge, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences; Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • Asemani, Omid Department of Medical Ethics and Philosophy of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences; Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Islamic Education and Health Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • Nimrouzi, Majid Department of Persian Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences; Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • Sasani, Najmeh Student Association of Indigenous Knowledge, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences; Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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volume 14  issue 1

pages  43- 47

publication date 2021-03

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