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The osteopathic distinction: fact or fancy?
1Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA.
The Journal of Medical Humanities
|January 1, 1993
Summary
Osteopathic medicine
Area of Science:
- Integrative Medicine
- Osteopathic Medicine
- Medical Education
Background:
- Osteopathic medicine has historically claimed unique distinctions.
- These claims often cite adherence to tenets, osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), holism, and specific principles.
- However, the validity of these traditional claims is questioned.