Wujastyk, D (2005) Policy formation and debate concerning the government regulation of ayurveda in Great Britain in the twenty-first century. Asian Medicine: Tradition and Modernity , 1 (1) 162 - 184.
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Abstract
Since 2000, the British House of Lords and the Government have been working towards a regulatory scheme for Complementary and Alternative medicine in Britain, a scheme that will include ayurveda.The present paper discusses these regulatory moves by the Government, and suggests that shortcomings in the range and type of evidence taken into account by the various Government agencies will leave a legacy of difficulties for CAM practitioners and their patients. Since 2000, the British House of Lords and the Government have been working towards a regulatory scheme for Complementary and Alternative medicine in Britain, a scheme that will include ayurveda.The present paper discusses these regulatory moves by the Government, and suggests that shortcomings in the range and type of evidence taken into account by the various Government agencies will leave a legacy of difficulties for CAM practitioners and their patients.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Policy formation and debate concerning the government regulation of ayurveda in Great Britain in the twenty-first century |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Additional information: | Imported via OAI, 7:29:01 3rd Mar 2007 |
| Keywords: | House of Lords, Ayurveda, Medicine, India |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Biosciences (Division of) > UCL Centre for the History of Medicine |
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