Research Catalog

Title

Acupuncture : a scientific appraisal / edited by Adrian White and Edzard Ernst.

Publication

Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• White, Adrian
• Ernst, E. (Edzard)

Description

162 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Acupuncture: a scientific appraisal takes an evaluative approach, summarizing the evidence for acupuncture in an impartial way. An international team of specialist contributors brings a wide range of expertise to the book, drawing together different facets of research and clinical practice to provide a cohesive look at acupuncture today. Chinese acupuncture and Western acupuncture are both discussed, and the physiological effects, clinical effectiveness and safety of the therapy are each explored." "Fully referenced throughout, Acupuncture: a scientific appraisal is an easily accessible, balanced source of information for all practitioners of acupuncture. Healthcare providers, complementary therapists and members of the primary healthcare team will also find this an invaluable purchase."--Jacket.

Subject

• Acupuncture
• Acupuncture Therapy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

History, nature and current practice of acupuncture : an East Asian perspective / Stephen Birch and Ted Kaptchuk -- Western medical acupuncture / Jacqueline Filshie and Michael Cummings -- Neurophysiology of acupuncture analgesia / Adrian White -- Effects of sensory stimulation (acupuncture) on circulatory and immune systems / Thomas Lundeberg -- Clinical effectiveness of acupuncture : an overview of systematic reviews / Edzard Ernst -- Adverse effects of acupuncture / Hagen Rampes and Elmar Peuker.

ISBN

0750641630

LCCN

^^^99027351^

OCLC

41119041

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library