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Alternative and bio-medicine in Israel : boundaries and bridges / Judith T. Shuval, Emma Averbuch ; with contributions from Yael Ashkenazi ... [et al.].

Title
Alternative and bio-medicine in Israel : boundaries and bridges / Judith T. Shuval, Emma Averbuch ; with contributions from Yael Ashkenazi ... [et al.].
Author
Shuval, Judith T.
Publication
Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2012.

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors
  • Ashkenazi, Yael.
  • Averbuch, Emma.
Description
287 p.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Israel
Uniform Title
Israel (Boston, Mass.)
Subject
  • Alternative medicine > Israel
  • Attitude to Health
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Holistic Health
  • Holistic medicine > Israel
  • Integrative Medicine > methods
  • Israel
  • Medicine > Israel
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-276) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. I OPENING -- ch. 1 Introduction -- ch. 2 Health, Health Care and CAM in Israel -- ch. 3 Theoretical Background -- ch. 4 Historical Perspective: Unconventional Medicine in Israel / Moshe Cohen -- pt. II CASE STUDIES -- ch. 5 A Decade of Co-existence of CAM and Bio-Medicine in Israel -- ch. 6 "We Own the Truth": Boundary Making During Bio-Medical Encounters / Nissim Mizrachi -- ch. 7 The Integration of Knowledge: Physicians Practicing Homeopathy -- ch. 8 Nurses Practice CAM---Spatial Separation -- ch. 9 Midwives Practice CAM: Feminism in the Delivery Room / Sky Gross -- ch. 10 Integrative Medicine in Family Practice / Revital Gross -- ch. 11 To Regulate or not to Regulate: The Perspective of Policymakers on Integrated Care / Leora Schachter -- pt. III PATIENTS -- ch. 12 Patients' Views: Cultural and Health-care Pluralism in Northern Israel / Eran Ben-Arye -- pt. IV SUMMING UP -- ch. 13 Theoretical Conclusions: Boundaries and Bridges --
  • Contents note continued: ch. 14 Medicalization and CAMification -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- A.Israel---Summary of Demographic and Health Data -- B.Legal Aspects of Complementary Medicine / Jonathan Davies.
ISBN
  • 9781936235865
  • 1936235862