tailieunhanh - Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Child and Adolescent Care

There are a number of excellent books on the market addressing the role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in nursing, midwifery and physiotherapy (Rankin-Box 2001, Tiran 2000, Charman, 2000) which review, in general, a range of themes relevant to the discipline. As far as possible I have tried to avoid going over the same ground in this· book, however, there will be inevitably some overlap. In addition I have assumed that the reader has a prior level of knowledge covering paediatric, professional and legal issues in nursing. I, therefore, aim to focus this book on the specific issues relating to the use of CAM therapies and in. | Mantle Foreword by Anne Casey Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Child and Adolescent Care M This book is dedicated to my father Christopher Mantle whose translation skills were so sorely missed during the writing of this book. Commissioning Editor Susan Young Project Development Editor Catherine Jackson Project Manager Samantha Ross Designer George Ajayi BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN An imprint of Elsevier Limited 2004 Elsevier Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without either the prior permission of the publishers or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency 90 Tottenham Court Road London WIT 4LP. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier s Health Sciences Rights Department in Philadelphia USA phone 1 215 238 7869 fax 1 215 238 2239 e-mail healthpermissions@. You may also complete your request on-line via the Elsevier homepage http by selecting Customer Support and then Obtaining Permissions . First published 2004 Reprinted 2004 ISBN 0 7506 5175 X British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Notice Medical knowledge is constantly changing. Standard safety precautions must be followed but as new research and clinical experience broaden our knowledge changes in treatment and drug therapy may become necessary or appropriate. Readers are advised to check the most current product information provided by the manufacturer of each drug to be administered to verify the recommended dose the method and duration of administration and contraindications. It is the responsibility of the practitioner relying on experience