From the biomedical model to the Islamic alternative:a brief overview of medical practices in the contempory Arab world

Dublin Core

Title

From the biomedical model to the Islamic alternative:a brief overview of medical practices in the contempory Arab world

Author

Adib, Salim M.

Publisher

2004/02/00

Language

English

Publication Date

20040200

Primary Classification

4.1.1

Secondary Classification

4.1.1;1.2;9.1

Primary keywords

alternative therapies--[pri];health care delivery--[pri];Islamic medicine--[pri]

Secondary keywords

Arab world;biomedical technologies;evidence-based medicine;herbal therapy;historical aspects;Koran;spiritual therapies;traditional medicine;Western world

Journal Article

Social Science and Medicine2004 February; 58(4):697-702

Note

Copyright © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Call Number

citation

Bibliography

29 refs

ISSN

02779536 (print)

Collection

Citation

“From the biomedical model to the Islamic alternative:a brief overview of medical practices in the contempory Arab world,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 15, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/36708.