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In recent years, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown in popularity worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies 65–80% of the world’s health care services as “traditional medicine” 1. Therefore, from the viewpoint of the population ratio, more people use CAM than modern Western medicine.
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Suzuki, N. et al. (2004). Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Japan. In: Cooper, E.L., Yamaguchi, N. (eds) Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Biomedicine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 546. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4820-8_3
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