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 :::::That WHO report, authored by a large group of naturopaths and other ""traditional medicine"" specialists, cites this 2001 UCSF ""Profile of a profession"" for that statement. The relevant statement is found at the foot of page 8:   
 :::::In turn, those sources were:  
 :::::*Finken D. (1986) Naturopathy: America’s homegrown alternative healing art. Medical Self-Care, 39-43. November/December 1986. 
 :::::*Baer HA. (1992) The potential rejuvenation of American naturopathy as a consequence of the holistic health movement. Medical Anthropology, 13, 369-383. 
 :::::*Gort EH and Coburn D. (1988) Naturopathy in Canada: Changing relationships to medicine, chiropractic and the state. Social Science in Medicine. 16(10):1061-1072. 
 :::::*Canadian Naturopathic Association. (1999) Questions & Answers about Naturopathic Medicine. Available: http://www.naturopathicassoc.ca/ [Accessed December 5, 2000]. 
 :::::One may note that none of these source statements refer to anything but North America. Either the Benchmarks for Training in Naturopathy neglected to cite a source, or the generalization to ""many parts of the world"" is a primary assertion in ""Benchmarks"".   "