Both The Italian “National Federation of the Orders of Doctors and Dentists” (FNOMCeO) and different court rulings have acknowledged osteopathic treatment as a responsibility of a medical doctor, a dentist or regulated health professionals with internationally approved education in osteopathy (168, 170-172).
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