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Ernst, Edzard.

Alternative medicinea critical assessment of 150 modalities /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Alternative medicineby Edzard Ernst.
Reminder of title:	a critical assessment of 150 modalities /
Author:	Ernst, Edzard.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019.
Description:	xiv, 312 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Alternative medicine.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12601-8
ISBN:	9783030126018$q(electronic bk.)

Alternative medicinea critical assessment of 150 modalities /
Ernst, Edzard.

Alternative medicinea critical assessment of 150 modalities /[electronic resource] :by Edzard Ernst. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019. - xiv, 312 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

Introduction -- Why Evidence -- The Attractiveness of Alternative Medicine -- The Unattractiveness of Alternative Medicine -- Ethical Problems in Alternative Medicine -- Other Issues -- Diagnostic Techniques -- Medicines and Oral Treatments -- Physical Therapies -- Other Therapies -- Umbrella Terms.

Alternative medicine (AM) is hugely popular; about 40% of the US general population have used at least one type of alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The money spent on AM is considerable: the global market is expected to reach nearly US

ISBN: 9783030126018$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-12601-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

180230
Alternative medicine.

LC Class. No.: R733 / .E75 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 615.5

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