Shadow medicine [electronic resource] : the placebo in conventional and alternative therapies / John S. Haller Jr.
Haller, John S., Jr., 1940- author.
2014
R733 .H35 2014eb
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Title Shadow medicine [electronic resource] : the placebo in conventional and alternative therapies / John S. Haller Jr.
Author Haller, John S., Jr., 1940- author.
Variant Title Placebo in conventional and unconventional therapies
ISBN 9780231537704 electronic book
9780231169042
Published New York, New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.
Copyright ©2014
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xxix, 255 pages)
Call Number R733 .H35 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 610
Summary A distinguished historian of medicine, John S. Haller Jr. explores the epistemological foundations of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and the challenges it presents for both conventional and alternative therapies. In his exploration of a productive reconciliation in their conflicting approaches, Haller maintains a healthy, scientific skepticism but still finds promise in some complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies. The placebo forms the central focus of the book, as Haller elucidates the latest findings on how new research about the placebo effect might lead to a more robust medical....
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