Biomedical orthodoxy and complementary and alternative medicine: Ethical challenges of integrating medical cultures

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 577-581

  Oguamanam, Chidi ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BIOMEDICINE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33750610158     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.577     Document Type: Review

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