Overview
Critical and objective evaluation of alternative medical therapy for the elderly
Focus on practical aspects such as adverse effects and pitfalls in various therapeutic methods
Covers all major areas of alternative medicine, including lifestyle "fads"
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Epidemiology
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Types of CAM Used
Keywords
About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
"... a well-written objective format...All practitioners caring for older persons will find this book of use...The range of topics here is wonderful, ranging from mediation to Ayurvedic medicine, Native American practices, popular Latino remedies and much more. Chapters on epidemiology and the ethical dimensions of care are excellent....This is the best book on complementary medicine around...The style of writing and editing is superb in its clarity. This is a wonderful addition to the literature...(4 stars)" (DOODY'S REVIEW)
"The book Alternative Medicine for the Elderly is an important completion for the well-accepted therapies in geriatrics. … All chapters of this book are clearly arranged and expanded by extensive references. The data are critically discussed. The book can be recommended to all geriatricians, specialists of internal medicine, psychiatry, neurology, and everybody interested in alternative medicine and geriatrics." (Dieter Platt, Gerontology, Vol. 50 (2), 2004)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Alternative Medicine for the Elderly
Editors: E. Paul Cherniack, Neil Cherniack
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05185-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-44169-4Published: 23 April 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07913-9Published: 01 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-05185-6Published: 18 April 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 473
Topics: Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Medicine/Public Health, general