The drive for legitimation in Australian naturopathy: Successes and dilemmas

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1771-1783

  Baer, Hans A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Complementary medicine; Legitimation; Naturopathy; Professions; State

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; LEGISLATION; MEDICINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; LICENSING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; POLITICS; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AUSTRALIA; CULTURE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HUMANS; LICENSURE; NATUROPATHY; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 33746798604     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.04.021     Document Type: Article

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