allopathic medicine

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:medicine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Western medicine
conventional medicine
gptkbp:coinedBy gptkb:Samuel_Hahnemann
1810s
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Ayurveda
homeopathy
naturopathy
gptkbp:criticizedFor alternative medicine proponents
gptkbp:dominantIn gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_States
many countries worldwide
gptkbp:eligibility gptkb:medicine
gptkbp:emphasizes clinical trials
scientific research
gptkbp:focusesOn diagnosis and treatment of disease
gptkbp:goal alleviate symptoms and cure disease
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label allopathic medicine
gptkbp:originatedIn 19th century
gptkbp:practicedIn medical doctors (MDs)
gptkbp:regulates government health agencies
medical boards
gptkbp:uses surgery
radiation therapy
pharmaceutical drugs
evidence-based practices
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:modern_Western_medicine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7