附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256) and index.
The political context of alternative medicine. Berkley Bedell -- Leaders of information-providing and educational organizations. John Fink ; Norman Fritz ; Michael Lerner ; Patrick McGrady, Jr. ; Ralph Moss ; Susan Silberstein ; Fran Wiewel -- Clinicians and researchers. Keith Block ; John Boik ; Douglas Brodie ; Francisco Contreras ; Michael Culbert ; W. John Diamond ; Gar Hildenbrand ; Robert Houston ; Ross Pelton ; Morton Walker -- Politics, the public, and the future. Peter Barry Chowka -- Conclusions. What the patient needs and which organizations will help ; Evaluating the research methods ; Evaluating the therapies themselves ; Ethics, values, and democracy in science.