A new medical pluralism? : alternative medicine, doctors, patients, and the state

A new medical pluralism? : alternative medicine, doctors, patients, and the state / Sarah Cant and Ursula Sharma.

This comparative text examines the rise of non-orthodox medicine and theorizes the changing nature of health care in modern societies. It engages with sociological debates on modernity and postmodernity, anthropological work.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cant, Sarah, 1965-
Other Authors: Sharma, Ursula, 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : New York, NY : UCL Press ; Distributed in North America by Garland Pub., 1999.
Subjects:
Alternative medicine > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Medical policy > Great Britain.
Medical care.
Medical policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Alternative Therapies.
MEDICAL > Healing.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healing.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Healing > General.
Medical care
Alternative medicine > Social aspects
Medical policy
Great Britain
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:This comparative text examines the rise of non-orthodox medicine and theorizes the changing nature of health care in modern societies. It engages with sociological debates on modernity and postmodernity, anthropological work.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 226 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-220) and index.
ISBN:0203024974
9780203024973
9781857285109
1857285107
9781857285116
1857285115
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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