Medical pluralism and medical marginality: Bone doctors and the selective legitimation of therapeutic expertise in India

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1029-1036

  Lambert, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bonesetters; Expertise; Health policy; Health systems; Human resources; India; Medical pluralism; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN RESOURCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; JOB PERFORMANCE; LICENSING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTRATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES;

INDIA; RAJASTHAN;

EID: 84857922971     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.12.024     Document Type: Article

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