Decontextualized versus lived worlds: Critical thoughts on the intersection of evidence, lifeworld, and values

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 513-521

  Flatt, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; THEORY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL VALUES; THINKING;

EID: 84862079258     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0210     Document Type: Article

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