The work of Andrew Weil and Deepak Chopra two holistic health/New Age gurus: A critique of the holistic health/New Age Movements

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-250

  Baer, Hans A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Andrew Weil; Deepak Chopra; Holistic health New Age movements

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METAPHYSICS; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISTORY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041968671     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2003.17.2.233     Document Type: Review

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