Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Structures and Safeguards

by Geraldine Lee-Treweek, Tom Heller, Hilary MacQueen

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a fascinating and fast-changing area of medicine. This book explores the challenging issues associated with CAM in the context of the social, political and cultural influences that shape people's health. The book is one of three core texts for the forthcoming Open University course K221 Perspectives on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (first presented in February 2005).

284 pages, Hardcover

First published May 26, 2006