Naturopathy, pseudoscience, and medicine: myths and fallacies vs truth.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Do we still use Allopathy to indicate Modern medicine?Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022
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2. Novel predictions arise from contradictions.Genome biology · 2021
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3. Naturopathy as a Model of Prevention-Oriented, Patient-Centered Primary Care: A Disruptive Innovation in Health Care.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019
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4. Medicine is Patriarchal, But Alternative Medicine is Not the Answer.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2019
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5. The Contribution of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Reduce Antibiotic Use: A Narrative Review of Health Concepts, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019
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6. Integrative oncology: really the best of both worlds?Nature reviews. Cancer · 2014
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Corrections and comments

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  Naturopathic medicine is an emerging field in one of medicine's most dynamic eras.2004
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  Professional agendas and mechanisms for standardized licensure exams do exist in teaching naturopathic medicine.2004
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  The ND: treating the whole person.2004
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  Acting in defense of the medical literature.2004
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  Working toward more patient-centered integrative care.2004
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  Naturopathic medicine is indeed legitimate, effective, and wanted.2004
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  We are all doctors.2004

Authors and funding

1 author.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

Abstract

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