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2. Alternative medicine - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability or evidence of effectiveness. Unlike modern medicine, which employs the scientific method to test plausible therapies by way of responsible and ethical clinical trials, producing ...

3. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

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   The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is a United States government agency which explores complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It was initially created in 1991 as the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), and renamed the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) before receiving its current name in 2014.

4. List of forms of alternative medicine - Wikipedia

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   African. Muti; Southern Africa; Ayurveda. Dosha; MVAH; Balneotherapy; Brazilian; Bush medicine; Cambodian; Chinese. Blood stasis; Chinese herbology; Dit da; Gua sha ...

5. Alternate care site - Wikipedia

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   An alternate care site ( ACS) is a medical treatment facility established in a non-traditional setting during a public-health crisis (or other event causing strain on local medical resources) as a means of providing additional capacity to deliver medical care within a given area. [1] [2] : 1 The term encompasses both civilian-operated medical ...

6. Mid-level practitioner - Wikipedia

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   Mid-level practitioner. Mid-level practitioners, also called non-physician practitioners, advanced practice providers, or commonly mid-levels are health care providers who assess, diagnose, and treat patients but do not have formal education or certification as a physician. The scope of a mid-level practitioner varies greatly among countries ...

7. Allied health professions - Wikipedia

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   Allied health professions. Allied health professions (AHPs) are a group of health care professions that provide a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, and support services in connection with health care, and which are distinct from the fields of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy. In providing care as an AHP, their work may ...