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Sociology of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Monday, July 14, 2014: 7:30 PM-8:50 PM
Room: F204
RC15 Sociology of Health (host committee)

Language: English and Spanish

Session Organizer:
Nelson BARROS, University of Campinas, Brazil
Utilization Of Shamanistic Services For The General Ailments In The Eastern Region Of Nepal (Oral Presentation)
Sailesh BHATTARAI, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal; Dr. Nilambar JHA, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal; Dr. Paras Kumar POKHAREL, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal

Consumidores Críticos, Pacientes Informados y Pacientes Tradicionales: Visiones y Prácticas De Cuidado De La Salud Entre Usuarios y No Usuarios De Medicinas Alternativas En Buenos Aires (Oral Presentation)
Betina FREIDIN, University of Buenos Aires and CONICET, Argentina; Matías BALLESTEROS, University of Buenos Aires and CONICET, Argentina; Mercedes KRAUSE, IIGG.Universidad de Buenos Aires y CONICET, Argentina; Pablo Daniel BORDA, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Julia BONETTO, IIGG.Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fasting Centers in Contemporary Japan As an Expression of Alternative Medical Care (Oral Presentation)
Girardo RODRIGUEZ PLASENCIA, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan

The Emergence of Trust in Clinics of Alternative Medicine (Oral Presentation)
Inge Kryger PEDERSEN, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Kristina GRÜNENBERG, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Vibeke Holm HANSEN, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Theorising Camisation: The Case of Acupuncture and Homeopathy in Portugal (Oral Presentation)
Joana ALMEIDA, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

A Sociological Approach to Varying Treatment Outcomes of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Oral Presentation)
Jae-Mahn SHIM, University of Seoul, South Korea

WHAT Cancer Patients Need According to Health Professionals' Perceptions (Distributed Paper)
Pamela SIEGEL, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil; Nelson BARROS, Professor, Brazil

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