Overview
- Offers clear and readable explanations of the complex ethical issues raised by alternative medicine
- Relies on case studies, scientific evidence and other objective sources to provide valuable guidance
- Provides an important source for patients faced with a choice of therapies
- Advised reading for decision-makers entrusted with health funding
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Edzard Ernst has researched all aspects of alternative medicine for more than 20 years. He and his team have published well over 1 000 peer-reviewed papers and many books on the subject. His work has been awarded more than a dozen prizes, including the John Maddox Prize 2016. He retired about three years ago and is emeritus professor of the University of Exeter. He continues to play an active role in the public debate on alternative medicine.
Kevin Smith is a senior lecturer at Abertay University, Scotland. He researches and teaches in the related areas of bioethics and genetics. He has published a number of highly regarded academic papers in medical ethics, on subjects ranging from the ethics of gene therapy to the ethics of homeopathy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: More Harm than Good?
Book Subtitle: The Moral Maze of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Authors: Edzard Ernst, Kevin Smith
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69941-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-69940-0Published: 18 January 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-69941-7Published: 11 January 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 223
Topics: Popular Science in Medicine and Health, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Bioethics, Health Psychology, Health Economics