Review
doi: 10.1016/s1353-6117(97)80027-3.
Is complementary medicine holistic?
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Is complementary medicine holistic?
Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery.
1997 Feb.
Abstract
The term 'holism' is explored using both Smuts' original definition and that developed by the Gestalt theoreticians. It is compared to reductionism and the author posits that holism must encompass reductionalism if it is to study the relationship between parts and whole.
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