Alternative Medicines - Popular and Policy Perspectives

Originally published in 1984, this was the first systematic and evaluative investigation of the holistic health movement - the first to put is contribution and limitations in both historical and current perspectives.

Table des matières

Introduction 1. Scientific Medicine Since Flexner 2. Homeopathy 3. Chiropractic 4. Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Holistic System 5. Indigenous Systems of Healing: Questions for Professional, Popular and Folk Care 6. Psychic Healing 7. Alternative Medicine and the Medical Encounter in Britain and the United States Rosemary 8. Holistic Health Centers in the United States 9. Defining Health and Reorganizing Medicine.

A propos de l'auteur

J. Warren Salmon was Professor of Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Hospital Administration and Health Care.

Résumé

Originally published in 1984, this was the first systematic and evaluative investigation of the holistic health movement – the first to put is contribution and limitations in both historical and current perspectives.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: J. Warren Salmon
• Collaboration: J. Warren Salmon (Editeur), Salmon J. Warren (Editeur)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032280059
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228005-9
• Pages: 324
• Thème: Routledge Revivals
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Santé > Thérapies alternatives; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine; HEALTH & FITNESS / Herbal Medications, HEALTH & FITNESS / Alternative Therapies, HEALTH & FITNESS / Homeopathy, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, complementary medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies