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Presents current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda, and osteopathy. Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs, are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors.
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The GALE
ENCYCLOPEDIA
of
AlTERNATIVE MEDICINE SECOND EDITION
The GALE
of Alternative MEDICINE
ENCYCLOPEDIA
SECOND EDITION VOLUME
4 S-Z ORGANIZATIONS GLOSSARY GENERAL INDEX
JACQUELINE L. LONGE, PROJECT EDITOR
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Second Edition
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