Alternative Therapies

question 13

Multiple Choice

Alternative therapies

• A)are currently used by less than 10 percent of Americans.
• B)often reflects the belief that such treatments are inherently safe.
• C)offer no placebo effect.
• D)are illegal in the United States unless they have been proven effective by scientific research.
• E)can be considered a form of new socialization.

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