Need for inclusion of non-conventional medicine teaching in conventional medicine programs for the South American region

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  • Alberto Salazar-Granara Universidad de San Martín de Porres (USMP), Facultad de Medicina Humana, Centro de Investigación de Medicina Tradicional y Farma cología. Lima, Perú. Comité de Medicina Tradicional Alternativa y Complementaria del Colegio Médico del Perú. Lima, Perú. Sociedad Peruana de Farmacología y Terapéutica Experimental (SOPFARTEX). Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1996-3176

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https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2022.v22n3.00

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) is an institution that represents conventional or allopathic medicine (1) and has produced a series of documents compiling the state of the art of non-conventional medicine (traditional medicine or TM) in its Member States.

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2022-09-27

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Salazar-Granara A. Need for inclusion of non-conventional medicine teaching in conventional medicine programs for the South American region. Horiz Med [Internet]. 2022Sep.27 [cited 2025May2];22(3):e2055. Available from: https://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/2055

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2022): July - September

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Editorial

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