Integrative medicine: more than the promotion of unproven treatments?

• 1 National Institute of Complementary Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW
• 2 Sydney Integrative Medicine, Sydney, NSW
• 3 Cooper Street Clinic, Sydney, NSW
• 4 Whole Health Medical and Dental Clinic, Melbourne, VIC
• 5 Australasian Integrative Medicine Association, Gosford, NSW
• 6 Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney, NSW

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