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UNINA9910809257703321 |
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Autore |
Saks Mike |
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Titolo |
Orthodox and alternative medicine [[electronic resource] ] : politics, professionalization and health care / / Mike Saks |
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ISBN |
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1-283-88010-5 |
1-4462-6536-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource ([vi], 194 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Alternative medicine - Great Britain - History |
Alternative medicine - United States - History |
Medical care - Great Britain - History |
Medical care - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[163]-183) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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Drawing on the wider experience of other Western and Eastern countries, this book explores the interface between orthodox medicine and alternative medicine in Britain and the United States, outlining the development of these separate categories of medicine from a relatively undifferentiated past. |
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