Integrative Men's Health Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780199843794 ISBN-10: 0199843791 Copyright: 2014 Edition: 1st Editors: Spar, Myles D., Munoz, George E., Doody's Expert Review    Score: 97 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Vincent Carr,  DO, MSA, FACC, FACP  (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences) Description Part of the Weil Integrative Medicine Library series, this book focuses on the unique health concerns of men. Purpose Men overall have a shorter life expectancy than women, and this book considers all the influences on health, including physical, emotional, social and spiritual factors, to account for this difference. Audience The audience is every man and those who treat and care for men. Features The book covers the full range of men's health -- nutrition, dietary supplements, mind-body interaction, and physical activity, along with a number of alternative disciplines such as Ayurveda and Chinese medicine and healthy aging. The extensive references supporting the opinions are a key aspect of the book. A number of tables simplify the take-home points. Assessment This is a well-referenced, comprehensive book on the unique aspects of men's health and how to find balance or find alternatives to traditional medicine. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? N/A 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? N/A ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.