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Alternative medicine (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia article: Alternative medicine comprises practices that aim to achieve the healing effects of medicine, but that lack biological plausibility, testability, repeatability, or supporting evidence of effectiveness.

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Wikipedia 1
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine 1
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Alternative medicine (Wikipedia)
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Alternative medicine comprises practices that aim to achieve the healing effects of medicine, but that lack biological plausibility, testability, repeatability, or supporting evidence of effectiveness.
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This source backs 2 claims across the atlas. As facts: 1 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Groups, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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