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Marginal to Mainstream

Marginal to Mainstream

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Medical ReferenceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0521542227
ISBN13: 9780521542227
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Feb 2 2004
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.64 Width: 5.96 Depth: 8.88
Language: English
Most users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approach it differently than physicians, because they employ informal knowledge, based on their experiences, beliefs, and values. Mary Ruggie stresses that, although physicians also use informal knowledge from their clinical experience to understand patients and their needs, they rely on formal knowledge, based on science, to understand medicine. Thus, if CAM is going to become a legitimate part of health care, physicians must insist that scientific research prove its safety and efficacy.

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