'It can do no harm': Body maintenance and modification in alternative medicine acknowledged as a non risk health regimen

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 56-62

  Pedersen, Inge Kryger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body techniques; CAM; Denmark; Health care; Lay knowledge; Risk awareness; Self care

Indexed keywords

DRUG USER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY MODIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; REFLEXOLOGY; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DENMARK;

EID: 84879003578     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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