Townsend Letter
Townsend Letter, formerly Townsend Letter for Doctors, then Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients, is a periodical focusing on alternative medicine which has been in circulation since 1983.[1][3] Townsend Letter's website notes in a disclaimer: "We encourage reports which frequently are not data-based but are anecdotal. Hence, information presented may not be proven or factually correct."[4]
| Editor-in-Chief | Jonathan Collin, MD[1] |
|---|---|
| Categories | Alternative medicine[2] |
| Frequency | Ten times per year[1] |
| Paid circulation | 6000 |
| Founder | Jonathan Collin, MD |
| Year founded | 1983 |
| First issue | 1983[1] |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Based in | Port Townsend, Washington[1] |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1940-5464 |
The website Quackwatch has listed the Townsend Letter on its list of magazines as non-recommended and fundamentally flawed.[5]
Abstracting and indexing
Townsend Letter is abstracted and indexed by EBSCO Publishing, Gale, and the British Library.[2]
References
- Feuerman, Francine; Handel, Marsha J. (1997). Alternative Medicine Resource Guide. Medical Library Association. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-8108-3284-8.
- "Townsend Letter". Ulrichsweb. ProQuest LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- "Quick Search – Townsend letter for doctors & patients [electronic resource]". London South Bank University Library. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- "About Townsend Letter". Townsend Letter. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- Nonrecommended Periodicals, from Quackwatch. Accessed August 21, 2008.
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