Alternative medicine : expanding medical horizons. A report to the National Institutes of Health on alternative medical systems and practices in the United States /
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| Meeting name: | Workshop on Alternative Medicine (1994 : Chantilly, VA) |
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| Imprint: | [Washington, DC] : U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, 1994. |
| Description: | xlviii, 372 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1762704 |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1--Mind-body interventions--bioelectricmagnetics applications in medicine--alternative systems of medical practice--manual healing methods--pharmacological and biological treatments--herbal medicine--diet and nutrition in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease--Part 2--Conducting and disseminating research--Part 3-- Conclusion, appendixes, glossary, and index.
- Part 3--Conclusion, appendix A- Participants at the Uncoventional Medical Practices Workshop--appendix B- Comments of the Panel on Mind-Body Interventions--appendix C- WHO guidelines for the assessment of herbal medicines--appendix D- plant sources of modern drugs--appendix e- the 20 most popular Asian patent medicines that contain toxic ingredients--appendix F- a guide for the alternative researcher--abbreviations and glossary--index.
