WHO Global Atlas of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine

WHO Global Atlas of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
ISBN-10
9241562862
ISBN-13
9789241562867
Category
Medical
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
World Health Organization
Authors
C. K. Ong, Gerard Bodeker

Description

This two-volume publication sets out information on traditional, complementary and alternative medicines, revealing people's belief in and dependence on different traditional health systems around the world. The map volume provides a visual representation of topics including the popularity of herbal/traditional medicine, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, chiropractic, osteopathy, bone-setting, spiritual therapies, and others; national legislation and traditional medicine policy; public financing; legal recognition of traditional medicine practitioners; education and professional regulation. The text volume covers developments in this diverse and expanding field of medicine in 23 countries across the world, as well as overviews of the status in each of the six WHO regions.

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