Stepping back from the immediate demands of policy-making, <EM> Mainstreaming Complementary and Alternative Medicine</EM> allows a complex and informative picture to emerge of the different social forces at play in the integration of CAM with orthodox medicine. Complementing books that focus solely
The Mainstreaming of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Studies in Social Context
โ Scribed by Philip Tovey
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 194
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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