Support for non-conventional medicine in Israel: Cognitive and sociological coherence

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 457-480

  Leiser, David ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Belief structure; Complementary alternative medicine; Israel; Paranormal

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; ISRAEL; LIFESTYLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRESS;

EID: 0038119496     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00354     Document Type: Article

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