The sociopolitical status of U.S. naturopathy at the dawn of the 21st century

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 329-346

  Baer, Hans A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Medical pluralism; Naturopathy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LICENSING; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CULTURE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HUMANS; LICENSURE; NATUROPATHY; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035459937     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2001.15.3.329     Document Type: Article

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