Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice PSpringer Publishing Company, 1999 M06 1 - 664 pages This comprehensive resource of key terms and concepts in complementary health care addresses practices, health conditions, and research-based treatments. Over 300 entries by distinguished contributors to the field explain such alternative therapies as naturopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic, nutrition, and massage. One section is devoted to pertinent issues in complementary health practice including economics, legal ramifications, education, and historical perspectives. |
Contents
Conditions | 109 |
Influential Substances | 247 |
Practices and Treatments | 279 |
Contributor Directory | 513 |
Resource Directory | 525 |
References | 535 |
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Other editions - View all
Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice C Carolyn Chambers Clark,Rena J. Gordon No preview available - 1999 |
Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice P Carolyn Chambers Clark, EdD, ARNP,FAAN No preview available - 1999 |
Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice P Carolyn Chambers Clark, EdD, ARNP,FAAN No preview available - 1999 |
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