The Suggested reading at the end of the book sure plays a good reference, but it often gets missed out mainly because it is the end of the book. Also, it is not properly linked to topics. For example, you have to search for an article out of the five pages which can be difficult in a paperback.Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: ↑20 Aug 2020, 14:23I think if citation was given after every remedy, the book would look disorganized. That’s why most citations are given in the last pages of the book.Alexander6117 wrote: ↑16 Aug 2020, 22:20 I agree with your post. Though the book does have a thorough “Suggested Further Reading” section, it would have been helpful to have them directly linked throughout the book in the sections that are about those specific topics. As you said, it would have also been beneficial to have the studies mentioned in the footnotes. That way readers could have the chance to directly see the findings and data beyond what the book already summarized of it.
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Yes, again at the end of the day, it is not important how much information you have on a topic it is about how you lay it out to your audience. In a practical handbook such as these, you should lay out all the important points and put the background work as a reference.Ada Ling wrote: ↑19 Aug 2020, 12:29 Yes, a citation will help make this book more convincing. But since the authors are MD, I am not that much worried about citation. I would trust the authors' experience. Of course, we need to be critical when choosing the method the authors suggested. Each people is different, and I would be cautious about consulting your own doctor to have a tailed plan.
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I agree with you completely. This is not first book I read that has this problem. I also think if you're going to offer advice, especially about health you have to do credible research. The danger is that people follow blindly, and in some cases take the wrong advice. Not saying it's the case here, but work needs to be checked.B00kN1nja wrote: ↑04 Aug 2020, 13:52 I really wish this book had included some source citations, even just simple footnotes for some of the information. As someone from an academic background, I really think this adds credibility and aids readers who are looking for more, especially in a world filled with false information. I do not think the authors were being dishonest, either intentionally or unintentionally, but just a few footnote citations would have improved my view of the book. Especially in circumstances where the authors say something like "one study found that", I think including a citation is really important for the authors' credibility and giving credit to the team that did the "one study".
I do realize that it was supposed to be a practical and accessible guide and that packing it full of references to scientific articles would impede that goal, but I think there has to be some middle ground. What are other peoples' thoughts on this?
There's a pain relief cream company that references studies supporting their product. But the references date back over 10 years ago and is definitely outdated and the product is honestly bogus. And this is why referencing is NB.
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Yes, similar examples are widespread online. I think citations are required to feed the interest of those readers who want o know more about a topic especially when they think of performing the job themselves. And also due to the fact that sometimes the author might miss a critical point of information regarding that topic which may prove important when the reader tries to perform the job themselves.WardahEbrahim wrote: ↑26 Aug 2020, 15:37I agree with you completely. This is not first book I read that has this problem. I also think if you're going to offer advice, especially about health you have to do credible research. The danger is that people follow blindly, and in some cases take the wrong advice. Not saying it's the case here, but work needs to be checked.B00kN1nja wrote: ↑04 Aug 2020, 13:52 I really wish this book had included some source citations, even just simple footnotes for some of the information. As someone from an academic background, I really think this adds credibility and aids readers who are looking for more, especially in a world filled with false information. I do not think the authors were being dishonest, either intentionally or unintentionally, but just a few footnote citations would have improved my view of the book. Especially in circumstances where the authors say something like "one study found that", I think including a citation is really important for the authors' credibility and giving credit to the team that did the "one study".
I do realize that it was supposed to be a practical and accessible guide and that packing it full of references to scientific articles would impede that goal, but I think there has to be some middle ground. What are other peoples' thoughts on this?
There's a pain relief cream company that references studies supporting their product. But the references date back over 10 years ago and is definitely outdated and the product is honestly bogus. And this is why referencing is NB.
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Yes, and the jumbled up bibliography at the end was very difficult to understnad as it want done in basis of the order in which the topics appeared in the book and their was no link to them. it was difficult to find the appropiate content from three pages and is very inefficient.Lunastella wrote: ↑26 Aug 2020, 09:51 I agree, it would add much more credibility to some assertions and help people who want to do further research. Perhaps they could be included in a way that didn't interrupt the flow of the reading.
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Yes, that is true. I think rather than that small footnotes or linking topics to a glossary can be much more effective than what this book has to offer.AnonReviewer2211 wrote: ↑23 Aug 2020, 02:03 I was also somewhat disappointed with the citations because they were scarce, and if present, were not presented very well. It is understandable that a detailed description of medical studies was avoided to keep the book's length short, but properly citing them using numeric indices would have been helpful. In the present case, it would take an earnest and strong-willed reader to go through those references and cross-check the author's claims.
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