Controversies of Integrating Alternative Medicine with Evidence-based Medicine in Medicalization

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Controversies of Integrating Alternative Medicine with Evidence-based Medicine in Medicalization. / Chan, Wing Sun.
In: Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences, 2016.

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@article{64119bb0ec81488ea6516753ec089328,

title = "Controversies of Integrating Alternative Medicine with Evidence-based Medicine in Medicalization",

abstract = "Given the challenges of integrating alternative medicines (AM) into westernized healthcare systems dominated by evidence-based medicine (EBM) framework, in this paper the {"}Integrated Chinese-Western Medicine Pilot Program{"} in Hong Kong is used to illustrate how fundamental contradictions between AM and biomedicine erode the local reputation of traditional Chinese medicine.",

author = "Chan, {Wing Sun}",

year = "2016",

language = "English",

journal = "Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences",

}

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Controversies of Integrating Alternative Medicine with Evidence-based Medicine in Medicalization

AU - Chan, Wing Sun

PY - 2016

Y1 - 2016

N2 - Given the challenges of integrating alternative medicines (AM) into westernized healthcare systems dominated by evidence-based medicine (EBM) framework, in this paper the "Integrated Chinese-Western Medicine Pilot Program" in Hong Kong is used to illustrate how fundamental contradictions between AM and biomedicine erode the local reputation of traditional Chinese medicine.

AB - Given the challenges of integrating alternative medicines (AM) into westernized healthcare systems dominated by evidence-based medicine (EBM) framework, in this paper the "Integrated Chinese-Western Medicine Pilot Program" in Hong Kong is used to illustrate how fundamental contradictions between AM and biomedicine erode the local reputation of traditional Chinese medicine.

M3 - Journal article

JO - Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences

JF - Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences

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