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Alternative MedicineThis guide directs you to a handful of key resources that will help you get started in finding information in
Alternative Medicine.
With a highly selective list of books, journals, databases, websites, etc., we hope to get you headed in the right direction. You can also further explore by trying a Alternative Medicine-related MetaFind search.
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Books- Gale encyclopedia of alternative medicine
- 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.
- Review of natural products
- Updated monthyly, this eBook contains assessments of the latest medical and scientific studies on numerous natural products. Each review contains names, history, chemistry, uses, dosing, interactions, reactions, toxicology and references.
Databases- AMED
- Covers a selection of journals in complementary medicine, palliative care, and several professions allied to medicine.
- CINAHL
- The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL) database provides authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health.
- PubMed
- MEDLINE is the United States National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database providing citations to biomedical literature in the following fields: medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, allied health, and the pre-clinical sciences.
EJournals- Alternative & complementary therapies
- BMC complementary and alternative medicine
- Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine
- Journal of alternative and complementary medicine
Websites- Alternative Medicine Home Page
- A starting point for sources of information on "unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies". Clear criteria for inclusion focusing on authorized bodies for each of the therapies.
- National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- This comprehensive website contains information on all aspects of complementary and alternative medicine including current research and clinical trials.
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