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Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine : policy and public health perspectives / editors, Gerard Bodeker, Gemma Burford.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Traditional medicine.
- Alternative medicine.
- Public health--Political aspects.
- Public health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (472 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Imperial College Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is the first book to address public health issues in traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM). It presents state-of-the-art reviews of TCAM research in a range of priority public health areas such as malaria and HIV and in such common ailments as skin conditions and orthopedic injury in developing countries. Contributions analyze policy trends in areas such as financing of TCAM and education and training in this field as well as selected case studies of model TCAM projects. Important chapters on research methodology, ethical and safety issues, and intellectual property
- Contents:
- CONTENTS ; Contributors ; Foreword ; POLICY ; Introduction ; Chapter 1 Policy and Public Health Perspectives on Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Overview ; Chapter 2 Financing Traditional Complementary and Alternative Health Care Services and Research
- Chapter 3 Training Chapter 4 Safety: Issues and Policy ; Chapter 5 Pharmacovigilance of Herbal Medicines: A United Kingdom Perspective ; Chapter 6 Medicinal Plant Biodiversity and Local Healthcare: Sustainable Use and Livelihood Development
- Chapter 7 Home Herbal Gardens - A Novel Health Security Strategy Based on Local Knowledge and Resources Chapter 8 Humanitarian Responses to Traditional Medicine for Refugee Care
- Chapter 9 Public-Private Partnerships For The Development Of Traditional Health Care: Case Studies from East Africa PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES: PRIORITY DISEASES AND HEALTH CONDITIONS ; Chapter 10 Malaria
- Chapter 11 HIV/AIDS: Traditional Systems of Health Care in the Management of a Global Epidemic Chapter 12 An Overview of Clinical Studies on Complementary and Alternative Medicine in HIV Infection and AIDS
- Chapter 13 Skin and Wound Care: Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Public Health Dermatology
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611867515
- 9781281867513
- 1281867519
- 9781860949135
- 1860949134
- OCLC:
- 815742097
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