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• Title:Alternative medicine for the elderly / Paul Cherniack, Neil Cherniack (eds.).
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Cherniack, P. (Paul), 1959-
  Cherniack, Neil S.
  
• Published/Created:Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, 2003.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WB890 .A4737 2003
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:c.1 On loan - Due on 05-29-2024
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Alternative medicine.
  Older people--Diseases--Alternative treatment.
  
• Medical Subjects: Complementary Therapies--methods--Aged.
  
• Description:xvii, 473 p. ; cm.
  
• ISBN:3540441697 (hard cover : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:A. Epidemiology
  1. Patterns and Predictors of CAM Use Among Older Adults / J. A. Astin
  2. Why Do the Elderly Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine? / A. Furnham
  3. Use of Alternative Medicine by the Elderly and the Doctor-Patient Relationship / E. P. Cherniack
  4. Alternative Medicines and the Elderly / J. C. McElnay and C. M. Hughes
  5. Ethical Issues Associated with CAM Use Among the Elderly / P. Komesaroff
  6. Future Trends in Use - Focus on Transcendental Meditation as a Traditional System of Natural Medicine / R. H. Schneider, J. W. Salerno, S. I. Nidich and E. P. Cherniack
  B. Types of Cam Used
  7. Alternative Therapy: Vitamin Use in the Elderly / J. E. Thurman and A. D. Mooradian
  8. Herbal Therapy and the Elderly / B. A. Bauer
  9. Use of Green Tea by the Elderly / F. Afaq, V. M. Adhami and H. Mukhtar
  10. Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for the Elderly? / E. Ernst
  11. Unconventional Western Medicine / R. McCarney and P. Fisher
  12. Use of Traditional Japanese and Chinese Medicine for the Elderly / K. Miyamoto and E. P. Cherniack
  13. Acupuncture in the Context of Traditional Chinese Medicine / N. S. Cherniack and E. P. Cherniack
  14. Current Practice of Acupuncture - Use in Common Diseases of the Elderly / Xiao Chun Yu, Jiang Hong Ye and Wen Hsien Wu
  15. Tai Chi Use and the Elderly / S. J. Farrell
  16. Ayurveda - The Ancient Scientific Medicine with Natural Healing / I. Ramakrishna Krishna and E. P. Cherniack
  17. Herbal Folk Medicine / E. P. Cherniack
  18. Native American Elder Care / L. Mehl-Madrona
  19. Looking After Our Elders: Healthcare and Well-being of the Elderly from the Perspective of Gwich'in and Other First Nations of Canada / R. Welsh and N. J. Turner
  20. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Latinos / D. Salas-Lopez and A. Natale-Pereira
  21. Diet and Lifestyle Modification for the Elderly / E. P. Cherniack
  22. Benefits of Lifestyle Modification for Older People / A. L. Silberman
  C. Common Medical Problems of the Elderly and CAM
  23. Treatments for Arthritis: Conventional Drugs versus Complementary Alternative Medicines / Yuan Lin
  24. Alternative and Complementary Treatments in Respiratory Diseases in the Elderly / N. S. Cherniack
  25. Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Older Women / F. Milan and K. Montgomery
  26. Use of Phytotherapy in the Treatment of Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia / N. F. Alsikafi and G. S. Gerber
  27. Alternative and Complementary Methods in Cancer Treatment, Palliation, and Prevention / N. S. Cherniack
  28. Dementing Illness and Complementary and Alternative Medicine / R. McCarney and J. Warner
  29. Depression in the Elderly / N. S. Cherniack and E. P. Cherniack
  30. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurology / S. Kaufman and M. Rubin
  31. Acupuncture Effect on Pain / Wen-Hsieh Wu and Jiang Ye
  D. Appendix.