Complementary and Alternative Medicine Ethics, the Patient, and the Physician /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Snyder, Lois (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2007.
• Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews
• Subjects: Medicine.; Ethics.; Complementary medicine.; Medical laws and legislation.; Medicine & Public Health.; Complementary & Alternative Medicine.; Medical Law.

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...

Table of Contents:

• A Context for Thinking About Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Ethics
• Complementry and Alternative Medicine
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Advising Patients and Communicating About Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Patient and Medical Education on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Legal and Risk Management Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicne
• Whose Evidence, Which Methods?.