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`There's no book like it. It's Saks' subject and he's good' - Roy Porter This fascinating book explores the changing relationship between orthodox and alternative medicine in Britain and the United States from the sixteenth century to the present day. Mike Saks sees the deve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Saks, Mike
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Continuum, 2003.
Temas:
Medicine > Great Britain > History.
Alternative medicine > Great Britain > History.
Médecine > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Médecines parallèles > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Alternative medicine
Medicine
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1
  • Health Care in the Pre-Industrial Era; Chapter 2
  • The Rise of the Medical Profession and Orthodox Biomedicine; Chapter 3
  • The Marginalization of Alternative Medicine; Chapter 4
  • The Development of a Medical Counter-Culture; Chapter 5
  • Health Policy, Professionalization and the State; Conclusion; References; Index

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