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Pediatricians Avoid Alternative Medicine Discussions

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Contributed by William Angelos|  04 December, 2004  16:56 GMT

Many pediatricians "look the other way" when it comes to alternative medicine. They know their patients use complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) on their own, but they are uncomfortable making such recommendations or even discussing alternative options, according to a study published in the November issues of Ambulatory Pediatrics.

Kathi J. Kemper, M.D., a pediatrician at Brenner Children

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