Description:Crawford (Pennsylvania State U. Harrisburg Library) combines his expertise as a university library director, training as a naturopathic doctor, and experience as a client of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in creating a guide to resources on the fastest-growing sector of American health care. The text is designed to assist librarians answering basic reference questions on CAM, and for library patrons and general readers. Coverage includes an opening chapter on general resources, followed by 23 chapters focusing on major therapies, from homeopathy to meditation, naturopathy to tai chi and qigong, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and yoga. Each chapter contains general information on the specific type of CAM, its history, its use, and practitioner training, followed by an annotated, selected listing of books, websites, and periodicals; all resources listed are in English, the majority published in the U.S., UK, and Canada. The appendix provides tips for discussing CAM with a physician.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Medical Library Association guide to finding out about complementary and alternative medicine. To get started finding The Medical Library Association guide to finding out about complementary and alternative medicine, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
265
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Neal-Schuman Publishers
Release
2010
ISBN
1555707270
The Medical Library Association guide to finding out about complementary and alternative medicine
Description: Crawford (Pennsylvania State U. Harrisburg Library) combines his expertise as a university library director, training as a naturopathic doctor, and experience as a client of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in creating a guide to resources on the fastest-growing sector of American health care. The text is designed to assist librarians answering basic reference questions on CAM, and for library patrons and general readers. Coverage includes an opening chapter on general resources, followed by 23 chapters focusing on major therapies, from homeopathy to meditation, naturopathy to tai chi and qigong, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and yoga. Each chapter contains general information on the specific type of CAM, its history, its use, and practitioner training, followed by an annotated, selected listing of books, websites, and periodicals; all resources listed are in English, the majority published in the U.S., UK, and Canada. The appendix provides tips for discussing CAM with a physician.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Medical Library Association guide to finding out about complementary and alternative medicine. To get started finding The Medical Library Association guide to finding out about complementary and alternative medicine, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.