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Alternative Medicine for the Elderly
. Ed(S): Cherniak, Paul; Cherniak, Neil
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Description for Alternative Medicine for the Elderly
Hardback. Looking at the treatment of elderly patients, this text provides a critical and objective evaluation of complementary alternative medical therapy. Three sections - epidemiology, types of CAM, and common medical problems and CAM - cover a range of issues including drug compliance. Editor(s): Cherniak, Paul; Cherniak, Neil. Num Pages: 473 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
The explosion of information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has demanded the attention of health professionals and responsible consumers, in cluding the elderly. Increasingly, medical schools are providing education about CAM. This book brings together for academicians and interested mainstream practitio ners much of the current information on CAM and its role in the health of the elderly. The individual chapters are thoroughly researched and quite readable, even for patients and the lay public concerned with the state of the evidence and art supporting CAM's role in prevention and management of illness and well-being. This book provides edu cators ... Read more
The explosion of information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has demanded the attention of health professionals and responsible consumers, in cluding the elderly. Increasingly, medical schools are providing education about CAM. This book brings together for academicians and interested mainstream practitio ners much of the current information on CAM and its role in the health of the elderly. The individual chapters are thoroughly researched and quite readable, even for patients and the lay public concerned with the state of the evidence and art supporting CAM's role in prevention and management of illness and well-being. This book provides edu cators ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
473
Condition
New
Number of Pages
473
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540441694
SKU
V9783540441694
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Alternative Medicine for the Elderly
From the reviews: "... a well-written objective format...All practitioners caring for older persons will find this book of use...The range of topics here is wonderful, ranging from mediation to Ayurvedic medicine, Native American practices, popular Latino remedies and much more. Chapters on epidemiology and the ethical dimensions of care are excellent....This is the best book on complementary medicine ... Read more