Complementary and alternative medicine; an illustrated colour text.9780443073748 Complementary and alternative medicine The term complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is an umbrella term for alternative medicine and complementary medicine. Alternative medicine describes practices used in place of conventional medical treatments. ; an illustrated colour text. Ed. by Allan D. Cumming et al. Churchill Livingstone Imprint of a medical publishing company owned by Elsevier Ltd, but previously owned by Harcourt and Pearsons. Originally formed from Livingstone, Edinburgh, Scotland, and J & A Churchill, London, UK, and subsequently with an office in New York, but now integrated with the rest of 2007 85 pages $39.95 Paperback R733 While acknowledging that some regard complementary and alternative medicine (CAM cam, mechanical device cam, mechanical device for converting a rotating motion into a reciprocating, or back-and-forth, motion, or for changing a simple motion into a complex one. ) as "anything that is not taught at medical school," UK medical professionals affiliated with the U. of Edinburgh, UK, note that conventional medical education no longer ignores it. In chapters with case studies (including Dr. Cummings' personal experience with osteopathy osteopathy (ŏstēŏp`əthē), practice of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles. This school of medicine, founded by A. T. ), thinking points, further resources, cartoons and other illustrations, they overview CAM basics, professional issues, conventional and users' perspectives, the therapeutic relationship, and CAM therapies. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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