− | '''Unconventional medicine''' relates to its opposite [[conventional medicine]]. A practical definition has been "medical interventions not taught widely at U.S. medical schools or generally available at U.S. hospitals."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Eisenberg|first=David M.|last2=Kessler|first2=Ronald C.|last3=Foster|first3=Cindy|last4=Norlock|first4=Frances E.|last5=Calkins|first5=David R.|last6=Delbanco|first6=Thomas L.|date=January 28, 1993|title=Unconventional Medicine in the United States -- Prevalence, Costs, and Patterns of Use|url=https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm199301283280406|journal=[[wikipedia:NEJM|NEJM]]|volume=328|pages=246-252|via=|doi=10.1056/NEJM199301283280406}}</ref> Synonyms or related terms are [[alternative medicine]], [[complementary medicine]], [[unorthodox medicine]], [[CAM]], [[CIM]] or [[integrative medicine]]. | + | '''Unconventional medicine''' relates to its opposite [[conventional medicine]]. A practical definition has been "medical interventions not taught widely at U.S. medical schools or generally available at U.S. hospitals."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Eisenberg|first=David M.|last2=Kessler|first2=Ronald C.|last3=Foster|first3=Cindy|last4=Norlock|first4=Frances E.|last5=Calkins|first5=David R.|last6=Delbanco|first6=Thomas L.|date=January 28, 1993|title=Unconventional Medicine in the United States -- Prevalence, Costs, and Patterns of Use|url=https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm199301283280406|journal=[[wikipedia:NEJM|NEJM]]|volume=328|pages=246-252|via=|doi=10.1056/NEJM199301283280406}}</ref> Synonyms or related terms are [[alternative medicine]], [[complementary medicine]], [[Wikipedia:unorthodox medicine|unorthodox medicine]], [[CAM]], [[Wikipedia:CIM|CIM]] or [[integrative medicine]]. |