lunes, 25 de enero de 2016

What Is Complementary, Alternative or Integrative Health

| NCCIH

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NHIS and Wellness

We’ve all seen the words “complementary,” “alternative,” and “integrative,” but what do they really mean? Many Americans—more than 30 percent of adults and about 12 percent of children—use health care approaches developed outside of mainstream Western, or conventional, medicine.

When describing these approaches, people often use “alternative” and “complementary” interchangeably, but the two terms refer to different concepts. This fact sheet helps you understand these terms better and gives you a brief picture of NCCIH’s mission and role in this area of research. Learn more at http://1.usa.gov/1O4Wmkl.

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