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A-Z OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
A-Z of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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




Bibliographic details
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: 23 Sep 2009
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