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1036533
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b790903
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Cant, Sarah,1965-
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A new medical pluralism? : : alternative medicine, doctors, patients, and the state /\ Sarah Cant and Ursula Sharma.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: UCL Press ;New York, NY :: Distributed in North America by Garland Pub.,, 1999.
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1 online resource (ix, 226 pages)
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0203024974
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: 1857285107
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: 1857285115
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: 9780203024973
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: 9781857285109
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: 9781857285116
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1857285107
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1857285115
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-220) and index.
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| Contents
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 A new medical pluralism?; CHAPTER 2 The nature of user demand: from patient to consumer?; CHAPTER 3 From "alternative" to "complementary": revival and transformation; CHAPTER 4 Biomedical responses to alternative medicine; CHAPTER 5 Government responses: the refiguring of expertise; CHAPTER 6 Collaboration between doctors and alternative therapists: integration or medical dominance?; CHAPTER 7 Conclusion: do we have a new medical pluralism?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;
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| Abstract
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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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Alternative medicine-- Social aspects-- Great Britain.
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Medical policy-- Great Britain.
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Complementary Therapies.
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Delivery of Health Care.
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Health Policy.
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Holistic Health.
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Alternative medicine-- Social aspects.
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BODY, MIND SPIRIT-- Healing-- General.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Alternative Therapies.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Healing.
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Medical policy.
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MEDICAL-- Healing.
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Complementary Therapies.
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Delivery of Health Care.
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Health Policy.
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Holistic Health.
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United Kingdom.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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615.5/0941
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| LC Classification
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R733.C35 1999eb
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1999 C-821
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WB 890C229n 1999
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| Added Entry
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Sharma, Ursula,1941-
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