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Marginal to mainstream : alternative medicine in America by Mary L Ruggie is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is Marginal to mainstream : alternative medicine in America about?
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 tha
Who reads Marginal to mainstream : alternative medicine in America?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mary L Ruggie
- Publisher
- CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS; Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521542227
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Medical, Science, Sociology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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