A Dialogue between Naturopathy and Critical Medical Anthropology: What Constitutes Holistic Health?

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 241-256

  Baer, Hans A ^a   Beale, Cheryl ^b   Canaway, Rachel ^c   Connolly, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical medical anthropology; Holistic health; Naturopathy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY;

ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; NATUROPATHY;

EID: 84862241256     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: 15481387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1387.2012.01203.x     Document Type: Article

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