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BL
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Record Number
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1001701
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b756071
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Title & Author
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Perspectives on complementary and alternative medicine /\ edited by Tom Heller [and others].
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Publication Statement
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Abingdon :: Routledge,, 2005.
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (1 volume)
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ISBN
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0203023293
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: 0415351618
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: 9780203023297
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: 9780415351614
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041535160X
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0415351618
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Notes
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"In association with The Open University."
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Changing perspectives; Chapter 2 Can complementary and alternative medicine be classified?; Chapter 3 Political and historical perspectives; Chapter 4 Ethics in complementary and alternative medicine; Chapter 5 Complementary and alternative medicine and mental health; Chapter 6 Understanding health and healing; Chapter 7 Understanding why people use complementary and alternative medicine; Chapter 8 The therapeutic relationship and complementary and alternative medicine.
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Abstract
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Starting from the premise that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a fascinating and fast-changing area of social life, this book explores the challenging issues associated with CAM in the context of the social, political and cultural.
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Subject
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Alternative medicine.
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Subject
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Alternative medicine.
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Subject
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BODY, MIND SPIRIT-- Healing-- General.
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Subject
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Alternative Therapies.
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Subject
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Healing.
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Subject
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MEDICAL-- Healing.
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Dewey Classification
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615.5
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LC Classification
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R733.P47 2005eb
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Added Entry
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Heller, Tom.
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