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Alternative Medicine: An Objective Assessment
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Alternative Medicine: An Objective Assessment
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by Phil B., M.D. Fontanarosa
Sales Rank: 1301047
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List Price: $79.00
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Hardcover: 605 pages
Publisher: American Medical Association Press; 1st edition March 15, 2000
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1579470025
ISBN-13: 978-1579470029
Product Dimensions:
11.2 x 8.9 x 1.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
From Library Journal
This muddled attempt from the American Medical Association might as easily have been subtitled "The AMA Bends Over Backwards To Please Everybody." It is a repackaged collection of articles published between 1997 and 1999 in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) or the Archives series of journals (each addressing a particular specialty but tied together by the AMA imprimatur); only the introductory and overview essays are new. Two-thirds of the pieces are devoted to sociocultural-historical reporting, i.e., Who uses alternative medicine and why? The remaining third are reports of investigations of therapies, ranging from barely controlled convenience samples to randomized controlled trials. Evidently, when choosing which trials to cover, the editor made a desperate attempt at impartiality, as the results are roughly 50-50, positive or negative. (What a coincidence!) Thus, despite some excellent articlesAChapters 73 and 74, which discuss the scientific investigation of alternative medicine, are highly recommended reading for consumersAsome definitely substandard work is included hereAfor balance, it would seem. This volume should be read and considered in non-homeopathic doses, for only in its entirety is there any value. For larger medical collections.ACatherine Arnott Smith, Ctr. for Biomedical Informatics, Univ. of Pittsburgh
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
With more than 650 science-based, peer-reviewed pages, this book offers balanced coverage on today's hottest topics in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Leading authors of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the Archives journals provide an authoritative assessment of a broad range of topics such as:
-The evaluation of treatment modalities
-Prevalence and use of alternative medicine therapies
-How CAM is used, what's working and what's not
-Overviews and guidance from expert physician specialists Rigorous science-based findings and objective references Reliable JAMA and Archives journals perspectives
-Covers different types of therapies such as acupuncture, herbal therapies, nutritional therapies, homeopathy and more
-Also includes definitions, tables, charts and illustrations
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