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
Otros Autores: Gordon, Rena J., Nienstedt, Barbara Cable, Gesler, Wilbert M., 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., ©1998.
Temas:
Alternative medicine.
Medical care > Utilization.
Complementary Therapies > trends
Complementary Therapies
Médecines parallèles.
Soins médicaux > Utilisation.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Alternative Therapies.
MEDICAL > Healing.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healing.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Healing > General.
Alternative medicine
Medical care > Utilization
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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 (xvii, 275 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and index.
ISBN:9780826117298
0826117295

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