African American alternative medicine : using alternative medicine to prevent and control chronic diseases /

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bailey, Eric J., 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, ©2002.
Subjects:
African Americans > Health and hygiene.
Alternative medicine.
African Americans > Diseases > Alternative treatment.
Chronic diseases.
Medicine, Preventive.
Chronic Disease
Complementary Therapies
Preventive Medicine
Noirs américains > Santé et hygiène.
Médecines parallèles.
Maladies chroniques.
Médecine préventive.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Alternative Therapies.
MEDICAL > Healing.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healing.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Healing > General.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The current status of alternative medicine. Alternative medicine in the United States
  • Mainstream American alternative medicine. Alternative medicine and African Americans. African American alternative medicine
  • Cultural historical review of African American alternative medicine. How to do applied medical anthropological fieldwork. Strategies for collecting qualitative alternative medicine data. Disease-focused alternative treatment practices: research including African Americans. Hypertension and alternative treatment therapies
  • Cancer and alternative treatment therapies
  • Diabetes mellitus and alternative treatment therapies
  • Cerebrovascular disease (stroke) and alternative treatment therapies
  • Mental health and alternative treatment therapies
  • Conclusion: culture and alternative medicine.

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