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Complementary and alternative veterinary medicine considered / David W. Ramey and Bernard E. Rollin ; foreword by Franklin M. Loew.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ramey, David W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alternative veterinary medicine.
- Complementary Therapies--veterinary.
- Medical Subjects:
- Complementary Therapies--veterinary.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 252 pages 24 cm.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Ames, Iowa : Iowa State Press, 2003.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Following the AVMA's lead on this subject, Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine Considered thoroughly examines a variety of CAVM therapies and asks important questions regarding alternative treatments. Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine Considered will help practicing veterinarians to make informed decisions about specific CAVM therapies. This text evaluates various prevalent therapies, and will give veterinarians the ethical and scientific bases they need to make sound decisions regarding CAVM therapies.
- Contents:
- 1. The Braid of the Alternative Medicine Movement 3
- 2. Historical Aspects of Some CAVM Therapies 17
- 3. Science and Medical Therapy 55
- 4. Ethics, Evidence, and Medicine 73
- 5. Placebos and Perceptions of Therapeutic Efficacy 87
- 6. Hope 107
- 7. Scientific Aspects of CAVM 117
- 8. Untested Therapies and Medical Anarchism 165
- 9. Regulatory Considerations 179.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-243).
- Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Complementary and alternative veterinary medicine considered.
- ISBN:
- 047034489X
- 9780470344897
- Publisher Number:
- 99948201335
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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