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A guide for health professionals
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By
Fiona Mantle, BSc, RN, RHV, Cert Ed, RNT, Staff Nurse, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford; Freelance writer and lecturer in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Denise Tiran, MSc, PGCEA, RM, RGN, ADM, Director, Expectancy Ltd, UK; Honorary Lecturer, University of Greenwich, Greenwich, UK
Description
A-Z of Complementary and Alternative Medicine provides a pocket-size quick reference of CAM, allowing conventional and complementary health
practitioners to ascertain:
- what the CAM intervention is
- what it does
- contraindications, precautions and interactions.
With entries grouped under therapies, the guide provides easy access to many unfamiliar terms therefore providing an
excellent resource for improving communication about CAM with patients.
Audience
All CAM practitioners and students: massage therapists, naturopaths, herbalists, Chinese medicine practitioners, chiropractors
Both practising
and student nurses and midwives
Allied health markets: physiotherapists, occupational therapists
General readers interested in CAM
Suitable
for all CAM courses
Contents
A-Z listing of subjects relevant to CAM including the following areas:
Aromatherapy
Ayurveda
Bach Flower Remedies
Chiropractic
Hypnosis
Hydrotherapy
Homeopathy
Massage
Medical Herbalism
Osteopathy
Nutrition
Reflexology
Reiki
TCM and Oriental Medicine (including shiatsu)
Yoga
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Paperback, 272 pages, publication date: MAY-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10329-2
ISBN-10: 0-443-10329-1
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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