Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in medical anthropology: the experience of Malaysian Chinese cancer survivors

• Main Authors: Yew, Vivien Wong Chin, Mohd Noor, Noor Azlan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UKM Press 2015
• Subjects: GN Anthropology; H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/107648/1/107648_Complementary%20and%20alternative%20medicine%20%28CAM%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/107648/; https://ejournal.ukm.my/gmjss/article/view/18451
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Discussions on socially and culturally dominant values, beliefs and practices pertaining to patient’s health and culture are not isolated but integral to the practice of contemporary clinical medicine. Medical anthropologists play a unique role in redefining and repositioning the application of CAM...