Is There a Role for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Preventive and Promotive Health? An Anthropological Assessment in the Context of U.S. Health Reform

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 80-99

  Thompson, Jennifer Jo ^a   Nichter, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTHROPOLOGY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENTIST; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961960488     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: 15481387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/maq.12153     Document Type: Article

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