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Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of 150 Modalities

Edzard Ernst

Book Details

  • Publisher: Copernicus Books
  • Publish Date: Jul 12nd, 2019
  • Pages: 312
  • Language: English
  • Edition: 2019 - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.38in - 7.16in - 0.51in - 1.00lb
  • EAN: 9783030126001
  • Categories: Alternative & Complementary MedicineApplied PsychologyEthics & Moral Philosophy

About the Author

Edzard Ernst has researched all aspects of alternative medicine for 25 years. He and his team have published well over 1000 peer-reviewed papers and many books on the subject, including More Harm than Good? - The Moral Maze of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2018) and Homeopathy - The Undiluted Facts (2016) with Springer. His work has been awarded more than a dozen prizes, including the John Maddox Prize 2016. He retired about six years ago and is emeritus professor of the University of Exeter. He continues to play an active role in the public debate on alternative medicine.

Praise for this book

"The purpose is to provide a quick overview and assessment of many popular alternative medicine therapies. The author's deliberate choice of brevity makes the book easy to read ... ." (Paul Joseph Ratte, Doody's Book Reviews, October 25, 2019)
"He has distilled his lifetime of knowledge into a handy, practical, easily accessible reference. ... He wrote this book for confused consumers who have been inundated with conflicting information, for those who 'are looking for the facts, trust in science, and prefer critical assessment to commercial promotion'. He has done them a great service." (Harriet Hall, Sciene-Based Medicine, September 17, 2019)