Traditional acupuncturists and higher education in Britain: The dual, paradoxical impact of biomedical alignment on the holistic view

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 131, Issue , 2015, Pages 173-180

  Givati, Assaf ^a   Hatton, Kieron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Biomedicine; Britain; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Higher Education; Holism; Professionalization

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOLISTIC APPROACH; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; POLITICAL SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARDIZATION; TEACHING; TRADITIONAL ACUPUNCTURIST; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PHILOSOPHY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUPUNCTURE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOLISTIC HEALTH; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84924785613     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.03.003     Document Type: Article

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