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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793001303321

Autore

Stephenson Clare

Titolo

The acupuncturist's guide to conventional medicine / / Clare Stephenson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London [England] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-85701-255-X

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (874 pages)

Disciplina

610.1/4

Soggetti

Medicine

Acupuncture Therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to medical sciences -- Conventional clinical practice -- Comparisons with alternative medical viewpoints -- Barriers to disease and susceptibility -- Processes of disease -- Cancer -- Infectious disease -- Gastrointestinal disease -- The cardiovascular system -- The respiratory system -- The blood -- Diseases of the nervous system -- The musculoskeletal system -- The urinary system -- Diseases of the endocrine system -- Diseases of the reproductive system -- Pregnancy and childbirth -- Children's health -- Diseases of the skin, the eye and the ear -- Mental health disorders.