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Holistic health and the critique of western medicine

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ID4600173
AuthorsJanet Mckee
Year1988
Volume26
Issue8
Pages775-784
Publication date1988-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/0277-9536(88)90171-2
PMID3287633
OpenAlexW1977127484
LanguageEN
Citations received36
References cited11

Alternative medicine · Commodification · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Health care · Holism · Holistic health · Ideology · Individualism · MEDLINE · Methodological individualism · Political science · Reductionism · Sociology · Sociology of health and illness · Western culture · Western medicine · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Empathy and Medical Education · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Law · Philosophy

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Unique citing works36
Citations per year1
Citation span1990 - 2026 (37)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 35

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