학술논문

Best practices in intercultural health: five case studies in Latin America.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Ethnobiology & Ethnomedicine. 2007, Vol. 3, p31-11. 11p. 2 Charts.
Subject
*TRADITIONAL medicine
*ALTERNATIVE medicine
*FOLKLORE
*CASE studies
*QUALITATIVE research
*ETHNOBIOLOGY
Language
ISSN
1746-4269
Abstract
The practice of integrating western and traditional indigenous medicine is fast becoming an accepted and more widely used approach in health care systems throughout the world. However, debates about intercultural health approaches have raised significant concerns. This paper reports findings of five case studies on intercultural health in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Suriname. It presents summary information on each case study, comparatively analyzes the initiatives following four main analytical themes, and examines the case studies against a series of the best practice criteria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]