Current Catalog
Current Catalog

Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 1060

ISBN-13:

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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Alternative Therapies
Alternative Therapies

Author: Rena Gordon, PhD

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 1998-01-15

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0826117295

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In this volume, an interdisciplinary team of scholars and social scientists address the reasons and ramifications of the increasing utilization of alternative and complementary medicine. The book provides a scholarly and theoretical discussion of salient issues within this new field. Topics discussed include: the changing medical market place political and legal aspects of practice influential cultural factors clinical and educational issues and much more The many case examples and vignettes that appear throughout the text illustrate how alternative health care relates to everyday life. The book serves as a primer for an array of health professionals and students as well as provides new insights to those familiar with alternative health practices.

Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice P
Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice P

Author: Carolyn Chambers Clark, EdD, ARNP,FAAN

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Published: 1999-06-01

Total Pages: 665

ISBN-13: 0826117228

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This comprehensive resource of key terms and concepts in complementary health care addresses practices, health conditions, and research-based treatments. Over 300 entries by distinguished contributors to the field explain such alternative therapies as naturopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic, nutrition, and massage. One section is devoted to pertinent issues in complementary health practice including economics, legal ramifications, education, and historical perspectives.