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The Unattractiveness of Alternative Medicine

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Abstract

The previous chapter, we discussed the reasons that attract consumers to alternative medicine. As we have seen, these attractions often turn into the opposite, once we realise that they are unfounded. Attractions can thus turn out to be indirect distractions. In this chapter I will outline several direct reasons for people to be disenchanted with alternative medicine.

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    Pandolfi and Carreras (2014).

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    Pandolfi and Carreras (2014).

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    Murdoch et al. (2016).

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    Ernst (2004).

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    https://www.hallwang-clinic.com/.

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    https://respectfulinsolence.com/2016/11/08/the-deadly-false-hope-of-german-cancer-clinics/.

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    Ernst (2004).

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    Fisher et al. (2018).

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    Guo et al. (2007).

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    Lanza et al. (2018).

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    Wiesner (2017).

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    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Scientist-Wonderland-Searching-Finding-Trouble/dp/1845407776.

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Ernst, E. (2019). The Unattractiveness of Alternative Medicine. In: Alternative Medicine. Copernicus, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12601-8_4

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