Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Policy and Public Health Perspectives - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 186094616X ISBN 13 : 9781860946165

Editeur : Imperial College Press, 2007

Synopsis

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 rights pertaining to traditional medicine are also presented. Public financing for TCAM is a test of the commitment of governments, and the book includes an analysis from the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Atlas data of the worldwide trends in this area. With safety concerns foremost in the minds of both policy makers and the public, the book offers a global overview of policy and legislative trends in this field as well as an important set of guidelines for pharmacovigilance and TCAM products.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

It gives a comprehensive picture of the public health and policy dimensions of TCAM, primarily, but not only, in their countries of origin. The authors focus mainly on herbal agents, although they are well aware of the many other forms and dimensions of TCAM. Overall, they have done a remarkable job of identifying the issues that TCAM raises and, to some extent, models of effective TCAM services and programmes.
--Judith S Jacobson, Columbia University, New York, USA

This highly readable and informative book is a useful addition to the growing literature on traditional, complementary and alternative medicine. Its focus on policy and public health issues, particularly in relation to traditional medicine in Asia and Africa and alternative and complementary medicine in North America and Europe, make this book unique and will hopefully encourage further work in this very important field at the interface of public health science and policy --The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

The impressive team of contributors to this book foreshadows its likely impact on the ongoing integration of the main forms of TCAM and modern medicine ... It will be of value to government policy-makers, regulators, researchers and health-care practitioners. --Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Imperial College Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 186094616X
• ISBN 13: 9781860946165
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 472
• Éditeur: Bodeker Gerard, Burford Gemma, Kronenberg Fredi
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible