Wien Med Wochenschr. 2008;158(7):218-21. doi: 10.1007/s10354-007-0505-8.
Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
[Article in German] Edzard Ernst
PMID: 18500475 DOI: 10.1007/s10354-007-0505-8
Complementary medicine is a complex field, which has gained importance particularly due to its wide-spread use. Here I try to review this area briefly but critically. My conclusion is that issues such as efficacy and safety of complementary techniques can and should be researched systematically and rigorously.