European Wellness – The Evidenced Rationale behind the Biological Medicine: Ad Astra Per Aspera
Journal Title: Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Modern conventional healthcare system is not always able to provide “wellness” and well-being to the patients. This became a growing concern in the society that resulted in increased interest of the public to alternative medicine. The paper provides a critical analysis to the current situation of alternative medicine and offers a promising solution in a form of Biological Wellness – a global concept created and provided by the European Wellness Centers.
Authors and Affiliations
Dmitry Klokol, Mike K. S. Chan,, Michelle B. F. Wong
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