India has many systems of medicine, and all of the systems need to be included in Indian Guidelines Aleem.M.A. Hakkim. A.M. BMJ 2017;359:j5147

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Adapting clinical guidelines in India—a pragmatic approach

BMJ 2017; 359 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5147 (Published 17 November 2017)

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India has many systems of medicine, and all of the systems need to be included in Indian Guidelines

India is a country which adopts various systems of medicine, including Homeopathy, Siddha, Unani, Allopathy and so on. Other than allopathy, no other system of medicine is based on randomised controlled studies, and they are used traditionally. These system based treatments are also adopted by the State or central government such as treatment for dengue in India. In India there are many misconceptions, so many traditional healers and many quack. So guidelines for medical management in India should include all the systems of medicine if they are proved beyond doubt.

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24 November 2017

M A Aleem

Neurologist

A.M.Hakkim

ABC Hospital

Trichy 620018 Tamilnadu India

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