Therapeutic pluralism? Evidence, power and legitimacy in UK cancer services

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 551-569

  Broom, Alex ^a   Tovey, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary medicine; Evidence based medicine; Integrative care

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CANCER CENTER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34247603422     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01002.x     Document Type: Review

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