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

• Autore: Ramey David W
• Pubblicazione: Ames, Iowa, : Iowa State Press, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.089/55
• Soggetto topico: Alternative veterinary medicine
• Altri autori: RollinBernard E
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Complementary and alternative veterinary medicine considered
• ISBN: 1-282-29103-3; 9786612291036; 0-470-34489-X; 0-470-34482-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910876720303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II