Perspectives on complementary and alternative medicines /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London : Hackensack, NJ :
Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific,
©2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 465 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1848165579 9781848165571 9781299671973 1299671977 |