essay
Chinese-style and Western-style doctors in northern Taiwan
medicine in chinese cultures : comparative studies of health care in chinese and other societies • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1975 • Pages: 209-218
By: Martin, Emily.
Abstract
This essay examines the differences between Chinese-style and Western-style doctors, particularly differences in the doctor-patient relationship. It appears that there is at least one context in which women and older people find Chinese-style doctors and medicine more satisfactory, that Chinese-style doctors tend to confirm layman's notions about disease (unlike Western-style doctors), and that most people use Western-style doctors sometimes (pp. 214-215).
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin
- Field Date
- 1969-1973
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Ch'i-nan village, Sanhsia area, Taipei hsien, Hai-shan region, Taiwan
- Notes
- Emily M. Ahern
- Includes bibliography
- LCSH
- Taiwanese