Book Details
Orange Code:56605
Paperback:471 pages
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Sections:
1. Introduction2. Policy and Public Health Perspectives on Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Overview3. Financing Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Health Care Services and Research4. Training5. Safety: Issues and Policy6. Pharmacovigilance of Herbal Medicines: A United Kingdom Perspective7. Medicinal Plant Biodiversity and Local Healthcare: Sustainable Use and Livelihood Development8. Home Herbal Gardens — A Novel Health Security Strategy Based on Local Knowledge and Resources9. Humanitarian Responses to Traditional Medicine for Refugee Care10. Public-Private Partnerships: A Case Study from East Africa11. Malaria12. HIV/AIDS: Traditional Systems of Health Care in the Management of a Global Epidemic13. An Overview of Clinical Studies on Complementary and Alternative Medicine in HIV Infection and AIDS14. Skin and Wound Care: Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Public Health Dermatology15. Traditional Orthopaedic Practices: Beyond 'Bonesetting16. Clinical Trial Methodology17. Ethical Issues in Research18. Intellectual Property Rights
Description:
This is the first book to address public health issues in traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM). It presents state-of-the-art reviews of TCAM research in a range of priority public health areas such as malaria and HIV and in such common ailments as skin conditions and orthopedic injury in developing countries. Contributions analyze policy trends in areas such as financing of TCAM and education and training in this field as well as selected case studies of model TCAM projects. Important chapters on research methodology, ethical and safety issues, and intellectual property rights pertaining to traditional medicine are also presented.
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