RT Book, Section
A1 Dattner, Alan
A2 Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2 Katz, Stephen I.
A2 Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2 Paller, Amy S.
A2 Leffell, David J.
A2 Wolff, Klaus
SR Print(0)
ID 56105358
T1 Chapter 241. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Dermatology
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-166904-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56105358
RD 2024/04/16
AB |PrintComplementary  and  Alternative  Medicine  at  a  GlanceComplementary  medicine  is  a  holistic  approach  to  diagnosis  and  treatment.Many  dermatologic  therapies  developed  in  ways  similar  to  the  complementary  approach  and  were  subsequently  scientifically  validated.Attention  to  the  environment  and  its  impact  on  the  patient  is  a  fundamental  principle  of  complementary  dermatology.  This  means  our  world  dermatology  organizations  have  an  obligation  to  speak  out  about  what  is  harming  the  skin,  health,  as  it  is  related.Herbal  therapeutics,  supplements,  diet,  and  digestive  system  aid  are  four  of  the  primary  interventions  used  in  holistic  dermatology.