integrative medicine
type: Concept
broader: complementary and alternative medicine

systems of care
type: Concept
narrower: complementary and alternative medicine

health professionals and healthcare organizations
type: Concept
narrower: complementary and alternative medicine

alternative medicine
type: Concept
broader: complementary and alternative medicine

health and social care
type: Concept
narrower: complementary and alternative medicine

nutritional issues
type: Concept
narrower: complementary and alternative medicine

complementary medicine
type: Concept
broader: complementary and alternative medicine

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: complementary and alternative medicine

concepts in lifestyle medicine
type: Concept
narrower: complementary and alternative medicine

medical care and research
type: Concept
narrower: complementary and alternative medicine

complementary and alternative medicine
type: Concept
broader: health and social care
broader: health professionals and healthcare organizations
broader: systems of care
broader: medical care and research
broader: concepts in lifestyle medicine
broader: nutritional issues
narrower: complementary medicine
narrower: integrative medicine
narrower: alternative medicine
definition: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered a part of conventional medicine. There are three general types of CAM: (1) Western alternative medical therapies, (2) traditional medical systems, and (3) complementary approaches. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Complementary and Alternative Medicine]