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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455848603321

Autore

Aldridge David <1947->

Titolo

Health, the individual, and integrated medicine [[electronic resource] ] : revisiting an aesthetic of health care / / David Aldridge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004

ISBN

1-283-90441-1

1-84642-644-8

Edizione

[1st American ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

615.5

Soggetti

Alternative medicine

Integrated delivery of health care

Medical anthropology

Medicine - Research - Philosophy

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Making and taking health care decisions -- Lifestyle, charismatic ideology and a praxis aesthetic -- The clinical assessment of acupuncture for asthma -- Of ethics and education: strategies for curriculum development -- Aesthetics and the individual in the practice of medical research -- Clinical research, the individual patient, and the limits of randomized controlled trials -- A community approach to cancer in families -- Music therapy references relating to cancer and palliative care -- Music therapy and spirituality: a transcendental understanding of suffering -- Prayer and spiritual healing in medical settings -- A qualitative research perspective on healing -- The breath in healing -- Music therapy and neurological rehabilitation: recognition and the performed body in an ecological niche -- Guidelines for clinical research.

Sommario/riassunto

How do we decide on the most effective way to heal ourselves or our patients? Complementary therapies are a vital part of any integrated approach to health which incorporates specialist and layperson knowledge. In this book, David Aldridge examines cultural understandings of illness and medicines. He provides a critique of



orthodox methods used to assess treatment, and advocates a more pluralistic approach to medical research and practice, encompassing the physical, psychological, spiritual and social dimensions of a person's life. To assess medical research in a range of situations, Aldridge

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455451403321

Autore

Kennedy Charles H.

Titolo

The business privacy law handbook / / Charles H. Kennedy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Artech House, , ©2008

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2008]

ISBN

1-59693-177-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Collana

Artech House telecommunications series

Disciplina

346.065

Soggetti

Business records - Law and legislation - United States

Data protection - Law and legislation - United States

Privacy, Right of - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Information about consumers and customers -- Collection and use of personal information on the internet -- Data protection: the evolving obligation of business to protect personal information -- If your organization is a financial institution: the Gramm-Leach-Biley Act and other financial privacy legislation -- If your organization is an electronic communication service provider: the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and Stored Communication Act -- If your organization is a provider of health care, health insurance, or related services -- Doing business in-or with-Europe: the European Union Data Protection Directive -- Information about job applicants and employees -- The hiring process -- Internal investigations and other aspects of the employment relationship -- Surveillance of employees and employee communications -- Telemarketing -- Fax advertising --



Spam: the regulation of commercial e-mail -- Monitoring and recording customer communications -- Other U.S. privacy laws -- Selected federal and state privacy statutes and regulations -- Key provisions of state secure disposal laws, data security laws, and data security breach notification laws.

Sommario/riassunto

This authoritative handbook serves as your one-stop guide to understanding and complying with the complex, evolving world of corporate privacy law. You find guidance on collecting and using customer information, learn how to comply with data protection laws and understand the industry-specific obligations of banks, healthcare providers, communications companies and other lines of business.