Authors: Fiona Mantle, Denise Tiran
ISBN-13: 9780443103292, ISBN-10: 0443103291
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Date Published: May 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)
A-Z of Complementary and Alternative Medicine provides a pocket-size quick reference of CAM, allowing conventional and complementary health practitioners to ascertain:
- what the CAM intervention is
- what it does
- contraindications, precautions and interactions.
With entries grouped under therapies, the guide provides easy access to many unfamiliar terms therefore providing an excellent resource for improving communication about CAM with patients.
Contains approximately 3500 entries
Grouped by therapy
Includes information on contraindications, precautions and interactions
Pocket size for convenience and portability
Attractive design and durable flexi cover
A-Z listing of subjects relevant to CAM including the following areas:
Aromatherapy
Ayurveda
Bach Flower Remedies
Chiropractic
Hypnosis
Hydrotherapy
Homeopathy
Massage
Medical Herbalism
Osteopathy
Nutrition
Reflexology
Reiki
TCM and Oriental Medicine (including shiatsu)
Yoga