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Title:
PATIENTS, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND AYURVEDA: A STUDY OF AYURVEDIC INSTITUTIONS

Authors:
Dr. Sharmistha Mallick

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Dr. Sharmistha Mallick
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi

MLA 8
Mallick, Sharmistha. "PATIENTS, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND AYURVEDA: A STUDY OF AYURVEDIC INSTITUTIONS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 8, no. 2, Feb. 2023, pp. 269-282, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i02.005. Accessed Feb. 2023.
APA 6
Mallick, S. (2023, February). PATIENTS, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND AYURVEDA: A STUDY OF AYURVEDIC INSTITUTIONS. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 8(2), 269-282. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i02.005
Chicago
Mallick, Sharmistha. "PATIENTS, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND AYURVEDA: A STUDY OF AYURVEDIC INSTITUTIONS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 8, no. 2 (February 2023), 269-282. Accessed February, 2023. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i02.005.

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ABSTRACT:
The article takes into account views of patients pertaining to their decision to utilise Ayurveda over biomedicine. The focus of this paper is to see for which health conditions patients who come for ayurvedic treatment, the factors behind choosing Ayurveda, their satisfaction with the treatment. It aims to deal with issues such as background of the patients, their disease conditions, the reasons behind choosing Ayurveda, their notions of illness, their perceptions of diagnosis and treatment in regard to ayurvedic services.

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