Complementary and Alternative Medicine Ethics, the Patient, and the Physician
Complementary and Alternative Medicine examines the real-life implications of patient issues and the healthcare system in which care is delivered. Because complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are not presently considered to be a part of conventional medicine, this book discusses the effect t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Totowa, NJ
Humana
2007, 2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007 |
| Series: | Biomedical Ethics Reviews
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Complementary and Alternative Medicine examines the real-life implications of patient issues and the healthcare system in which care is delivered. Because complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are not presently considered to be a part of conventional medicine, this book discusses the effect that CAM has on patients, physicians, healthcare, and policymakers. Also included are the implications that CAM has on traditional patient-physician relationships as well as the physician's ethical obligations on this subject |
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| Physical Description: | XVI, 242 p. 1 illus online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781597453813 |