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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144837303321

Autore

Ramey David W

Titolo

Complementary and alternative veterinary medicine considered [[electronic resource] /] / David W. Ramey and Bernard E. Rollin ; foreword by Franklin M. Loew

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa, : Iowa State Press, 2003

ISBN

1-282-29103-3

9786612291036

0-470-34489-X

0-470-34482-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RollinBernard E

Disciplina

636.089

636.08955

Soggetti

Alternative veterinary medicine

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-243).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Braid of the Alternative Medicine Movement; 2. Historical Aspects of Some CAVM Therapies; 3. Science and Medical Therapy; 4. Ethics, Evidence, and Medicine; 5. Placebos and Perceptions of Therapeutic Efficacy; 6. Hope; 7. Scientific Aspects of CAVM; 8. Untested Therapies and Medical Anarchism; 9. Regulatory Considerations; Afterword; Appendix; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine Considered is a book that belongs in your veterinary library. If you are a veterinarian wondering if you should incorporate complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM) into your practice, if you have recently hired an associate eager to try such things as acupuncture or homeopathy, or if you have clients asking you about chiropractic, herbal, or magnetic field therapy for their pets, you'll want to understand the history, science and ethics behind such therapies.In its 2001 Guidelines for Complementary and Alternative Medic