期刊全称 | Alternative Medicine | 期刊简称 | A Critical Assessmen | 影响因子2023 | Edzard Ernst | 视频video | | 发行地址 | Offers a guide for lay people through the maze of alternative medicine.Written by an expert who has thoroughly researched the subject for the last 25 years.Comprehensive coverage of a full range of al | 图书封面 |  | 影响因子 | .Alternative medicine (AM) is hugely popular; about 40% of the US general population have used at least one type of alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The money spent on AM is considerable: the global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers’ pockets. ..The reasons for this popularity are complex, but misinformation is certainly a prominent factor. The media seem to have an insatiable appetite for the subject and often report uncritically on it. Misinformation about AM on the Internet (currently about 50 million websites are focused on AM) is much more the rule than the exception. .Consumers are thus being bombarded with misinformation on AM, and they are ill-protected from such misinformation and therefore prone to making wrong, unwise or dangerous therapeutic decisions, endangering their health and wasting their money. ..This bookis a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of AM. The concept of the book is straightforward. It has two main parts. The first, short section provides essential background on AM, explaining in simple terms what | Pindex | Book 20191st edition |
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