Perspectives on complementary and alternative medicines /

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Imprint:London : Imperial College Press ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific, ©2012.
Description:1 online resource (xxii, 465 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11124684
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Other authors / contributors:Olver, Ian N.
Robotin, Monica C.
ISBN:1848165579
9781848165571
9781848165564
1848165560
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Would you use complementary and alternative medicines (CAMS)? Well, research has shown that up to three quarters of patients with cancer may at least supplement their treatment with such therapies, spending as much on CAMS as conventional drugs. How do you decide? This book provides a full range of perspectives on CAMS from patients and CAMS practitioners to conventional doctors who oppose the use of these alternative treatments because of the lack of evidence of efficacy and safety. Then there are the CAMS researchers, educators and regulators who view CAMS from different perspectives. The br.
Other form:Print version: Perspectives on complementary and alternative medicines. London : Imperial College Press ; Hackensack, N.J. : distributed by World Scientific Publishing Co., ©2012 9781848165564
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