Hair analysis (alternative medicine)

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Hair analysis (alternative medicine)
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In mainstream scientific usage, hair analysis is the chemical analysis of a hair sample. The use of hair analysis in alternative medicine as a method of investigation to assist alternative diagnosis is controversial[1][2] and its use in this manner has been opposed repeatedly by the AMA because of its unproven status and its potential for healthcare fraud.[3]

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