The Complementary and Alternative Medicine Information Source Book

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Noted health information expert Alan Rees organizes the best of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) information resources in this new guide for librarians and patients. The book is divided into twelve sections beginning with an overview of CAM terminology, safety concerns, ongoing research and education, and the movement towards integrative medicine. "Best of" lists of books, magazines, newsletters, CD-ROMs, and professional publications are augmented with contact information for several hundred CAM associations and professional groups, an extensive section on the Internet as a source of CAM-related information, and reviews of 355 popular books on CAM.

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An exceptional resource for anyone interested in finding the best sources of information concerning any aspect of alternative health care. All levels.-Choice
Ree's text is more current and covers more resources and a wider variety of formats than other works...This publication is a useful guide both for librarians building a collection and for patrons looking for CAM materials.-Booklist/RBB
"An exceptional resource for anyone interested in finding the best sources of information concerning any aspect of alternative health care. All levels."-Choice
"Ree's text is more current and covers more resources and a wider variety of formats than other works...This publication is a useful guide both for librarians building a collection and for patrons looking for CAM materials."-Booklist/RBB

Author Bio

ALAN M. REES is professor emeritus of library and information science at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. He is a medical information specialist and author of numerous reference workd, including Consumer Health Information Source Book (the companion to this volume). He is also author of Managing Consumer Health Information Services, Personal Health Reporter, and The Encyclopedia of Health Information Sources and editor of Consumer Health USA (Volume 1, 1995 and Volume 2, 1997). He currently provides consumer health information services to several database producers and managed care organizations.