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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449678103321

Autore

Cant Sarah

Titolo

A New Medical Pluralism? : Alternative Medicine, Doctors, Patients, and the State

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 1998

ISBN

1-135-36402-8

1-280-06460-9

9786610064601

0-203-02497-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

615.5/0941

Soggetti

Alternative medicine - Social aspects - Great Britain

Medical policy - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-220) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 A new medical pluralism?; CHAPTER 2 The nature of user demand: from patient to consumer?; CHAPTER 3 From "alternative" to "complementary": revival and transformation; CHAPTER 4 Biomedical responses to alternative medicine; CHAPTER 5 Government responses: the refiguring of expertise; CHAPTER 6 Collaboration between doctors and alternative therapists: integration or medical dominance?; CHAPTER 7 Conclusion: do we have a new medical pluralism?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

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