Complementary & Alternative Medicine - A Desktop Reference [Paperback]

Edzard Ernst MD PhD FRCP FRCPED (Editor), Max H. Pittler MD PHD (Editor), Clare Stevinson MSc (Editor), Adrian White PhD MA BM BCh (Editor), David Eisenberg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0723432074 | ISBN-13: 978-0723432074 | Publication Date: July 1, 2001

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by the general public is increasing and CAM is becoming more relevent to mainstream health-care professionals. The option of CAM will increasingly need to be considered when making clinical decisions, including rapid referral or prescribing. The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine presents evidence-based content and is a reliable source of objective information for all health-care providers and physicians. This handy reference includes a searchable CD-ROM.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The authors have been successful in producing a comprehensive and worthwhile guide that can be recomended to all clinicians and anyone else who may want a readily accessible guide."The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, January 2002
book marks a major milestone"Compl Ther Med, January 2002
work of scholarship that impartially presents...the evidence"Health Watch Newsletter, January 2002
authors are to be congratulated for producing this...the first of its kind ...invaluable to the busy GP...an essential component of the GP s desktop..."Acupunct Med, January 2002
will refer to [it] every time a patient asks me about an alternative treatment" J Roy Soc Med, January 2001
is the book that can provide the answers
" Med J Aust
anyone who deals with questions from patients about CAM, this book is a must"Eur J Clin Pharmacol
publication of this first rate book is a landmark."Holistic Health, No 75
information in this book is oresented in a manner that makes it easyto use in the clinical setting. The strength of the book lies in the Conditions section. References throughout the section assist the reader in finding more information about an area of interest, and the CD ROM makes this task very easy and enjoyable.""Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, December 2003

About the Author

Clinical Research Fellow, Primary Care Research, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Plymouth, UK. Editor, Acupuncture in Medicine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Mosby (July 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723432074
• ISBN-13: 978-0723432074
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,474,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)