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Edzard Ernst
Healing, Hype or Harm? [PDF ebook]
A Critical Analysis of Complementary or Alternative Medicine

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The scientists, academics and practitioners writing this book are not ‘against’ complementary or alternative medicine (CAM), but they are very much ‘for’ evidence-based medicine and single standards. They aim to counter-balance the many uncritical books on CAM and to stimulate intelligent, well-informed public debate.TOPICS INCLUDE: What is CAM? Why is it so popular? Patient choice; Reclaiming compassion; Teaching CAM at university; Research on CAM; CAM in court; Ethics and CAM; Politics and CAM; Homeopathy in context; Concepts of holism in medicine; Placebo, deceit and CAM; Healing but not curing; CAM and the media.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 230 ● ISBN 9781845407124 ● Publisher Andrews UK ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2818042 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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