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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783339903321

Titolo

Complementary and alternative medicine in the United States [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the American Public, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2005

ISBN

0-309-13342-4

1-282-08410-0

9786612084102

0-309-54733-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (359 p.)

Disciplina

615.5/0973

Soggetti

Alternative medicine - United States

Medicine - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Prevalence, cost, and patterns of nam use -- Contemporary approaches to evidence of treatment effectiveness : a context for nam research -- Need for innovative designs in research on nam and conventional medicine -- State of emerging evidence on nam -- An ethical framework for nam research, practice, and policy -- Integration of nam and conventional medicine -- Educational programs in nam -- Dietary supplements -- Conclusion.