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1. Therapeutic Pluralism

   Exploring the Experiences of Cancer Patients and Professionals

   By Alex Broom, Philip Tovey

   The profile of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has risen dramatically over the last decade and cancer patients represent its most prolific users. As a result, the NHS and UK cancer services are attempting to develop a wider range of therapeutic options for patients. Despite such...

   Published March 18th 2008 by Routledge
2. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Nursing and Midwifery

   Towards a Critical Social Science

   Edited by Jon Adams, Philip Tovey

   This book explores the historical, social, political and cultural facets of integration between complementary and alternative medicine and nursing/midwifery. It examines the ever-expanding integration in relation to: the role and conceptualization of the patient the role and responsibilities...

   Published October 24th 2007 by Routledge
3. Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Cancer Care

   An International Analysis of Grassroots Integration

   By Philip Tovey, John Chatwin, Alex Broom

   Drawing on comparative fieldwork in the UK, Pakistan and Australia, this book provides the first systematic assessment of pathways and access to CAM and how it is used in health practice and by individuals with cancer. Giving fresh and invaluable insights into how differing health and societal...

   Published February 27th 2007 by Routledge
4. Mainstreaming Complementary and Alternative Medicine

   Studies in Social Context

   Edited by Philip Tovey, Gary Easthope, Jon Adams

   Stepping back from the immediate demands of policy-making, Mainstreaming Complementary and Alternative Medicine allows a complex and informative picture to emerge of the different social forces at play in the integration of CAM with orthodox medicine. Complementing books that focus solely on...

   Published October 29th 2003 by Routledge
5. Quality Assurance in Continuing Professional Education

   An Analysis

   By Philip Tovey

   Higher education in the 1990s is characterised by a pre-occupation with quality assurance. This book provides an examination of what that means for one academic specialism, continuing professional education (CPE). Based on research conducted in and around UK universities, the book explores the...

   Published June 15th 1994 by Routledge