Paths to Asian medical knowledge

These essays ask how patients and practitioners know what they know - what evidence of disease or health they consider convincing and what cultural traditions and symbols guide their thinking. The authors offer a range of information and suggest new theoretical avenues for medical anthropology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: American Anthropological Association. Annual Meeting (-)
Otros Autores: Leslie, Charles M., 1923-2009 (-), Young, Allan, 1938-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press 1992.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Comparative studies of health systems and medical care.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32136602*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chinese medicine, cosmopolitan medicine, and other traditions in East Asia
  • Ayurveda, cosmopolitan medicine, and other traditions in South Asia
  • Islamic humoral traditions.