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Alternative Therapies : Expanding Options in Health Care.

In this volume, an interdisciplinary team of scholars and social scientists address the reasons and ramifications of the increasing utilization of alternative and complementary medicine. The book provides a scholarly and theoretical discussion of salient issues within this new field. Topics discusse...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gordon, Rena
Otros Autores: Nienstedt, Barbara, Gesler, Wilbert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub. Co., 1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this volume, an interdisciplinary team of scholars and social scientists address the reasons and ramifications of the increasing utilization of alternative and complementary medicine. The book provides a scholarly and theoretical discussion of salient issues within this new field. Topics discussed include:.: the changing medical market place; political and legal aspects of practice; influential cultural factors; clinical and educational issues; and much more. The many case examples and vignettes that appear throughout the text illustrate how alternative health care relates to everyday life.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (297 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-254) and index.
ISBN:9780826117298
0826117295
1281806005
9781281806000
9786611806002
6611806008