Health, the individual, and integrated medicine revisiting an aesthetic of health care

How do we decide on the most effective way to heal ourselves or our patients? Complementary therapies are a vital part of any integrated approach to health which incorporates specialist and layperson knowledge. In this book, David Aldridge examines cultural understandings of illness and medicines. H...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Aldridge, David, 1947- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2004.
Edición:1st American ed
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Sumario:How do we decide on the most effective way to heal ourselves or our patients? Complementary therapies are a vital part of any integrated approach to health which incorporates specialist and layperson knowledge. In this book, David Aldridge examines cultural understandings of illness and medicines. He provides a critique of orthodox methods used to assess treatment, and advocates a more pluralistic approach to medical research and practice, encompassing the physical, psychological, spiritual and social dimensions of a person's life. To assess medical research in a range of situations, Aldridge
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (225 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781283904414
9781846426445