The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine: The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine: The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The 2nd edition of this highly successful essential clinical reference provides concise, evidence-based information on 69 popular forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and 46 common conditions frequently treated with CAM. Each section has a clear and accessible design for quick decision-making, and includes an analysis of the most up-to-date research available. This handy reference also includes a searchable CD-ROM.
· Provides a single authoritative reference source on CAM for health professionals · Takes a systematic and evidence-based approach · Offers concise information on CAM diagnostic methods and treatments · Summarizes clinical trial data on the effectiveness of CAM for specific conditions · Alerts readers to cases where CAM may be risky or inappropriate · Weighs up the benefits and risks of each CAM treatment · Makes recommendations for practice in the context of conventional medical management · Includes CD-ROM with fully searchable text · CD-ROM includes links to Medline
· Thoroughly revised, updated and expanded · Additional forms of CAM therapies and medicine · Additional conditions frequently treated with CAM · All literature searches fully updated and hundreds of new trials reviewed