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Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM)

“Traditional and Complementary Medicine practice together, is other than practice of medicine or surgery by registered medical practitioners as defined in Medical Act 1971”.[1]
The abbreviation is common in Malaysia: “T&CM”.

(Note: the use of “&” in the abbreviation is to distinguish it from “TCM”, Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Reference

Malaysian Medical Council (2001). Ministry of Health, Malaysia

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