TY - JOUR T1 - Commentary: Conventional medicine is less than perfect JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 519 LP - 519 DO - 10.3399/bjgp09X453558 VL - 59 IS - 564 AU - Brian S Buckley Y1 - 2009/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/59/564/519.abstract N2 - Despite the poor evidence base behind many complementary therapies and the lack of proper licensing and governance in many areas, complementary medicine is popular with many. This issue of the BJGP features a discussion of some of the ethical deficits that are allowed to continue in day-to-day practice in the burgeoning complementary medicine field.1Of course, it is trying for conventional medical practitioners to witness the apparently free hand afforded complementary therapists while their own practice is increasingly affected by demands that it must be guided by evidence of clinical- and cost-effectiveness, for continuing … ER -