Current Issues Regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in the United States: Part 1: The Widespread Use of CAM and the Need for Better-Informed Health Care Professionals to Provide Patient Counseling.

摘要

This is the first in a series of three articles on the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and dietary supplements. Part 2 will discuss regulation, drug interactions, and other safety issues, as well as sources of information about dietary supplements.The third article in this series will focus on the policies and practices regarding CAM and integrative medicine in health care facilities.