Marginal to Mainstream: Alternative Medicine in America
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Book Overview
Millions of Americans are using complementary and alternative medicine and spending billions of dollars, out-of-pocket, for it. Why? Do the therapies work? Are they safe? Are any covered by insurance? How is the medical profession responding to the growing use of therapies that were only recently thought of as quackery? These are some of the many questions asked and answered in this book. It describes a transformation in the status of alternative...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521542227
ISBN13:9780521542227
Release Date:February 2004
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:250 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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MARGINAL TO MAINSTREAM
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
A first rate study of a significant trend in American healthcare. Compelling reading.
Mary Ruggie's Wonderful Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This book is an important companion piece to the current literature on safety and efficacy of complementary medicine. Mary Ruggie, a sociologist who has written extensively on comparative health systems, tackles the growing movement within hospitals to create centers for 'integrative care,' bringing together conventional and complementary medicine. She examines the research agenda driving these centers, as well as their successes and failures. I highly recommend this book to those interested in the field.
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