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A text for students and practitioners working in medicine, health, and science, offering a broad und...
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A text for students and practitioners working in medicine, health, and science, offering a broad understanding of complementary and alternative medicine. Describes the development and key ideas and approaches of systems and therapies including homeopathy, herbalism, healing touch, ayurveda, Chinese medicine, and curanderismo, reviewing the status of scientific research in each field and discussing the relevant cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts in which to view complementary and alternative systems. Includes a CD-ROM. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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