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How Have the Processes of Globalization and Westernization Affected Health

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How have the processes of globalization and Westernization affected health care in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas? Specifically, describe the care provided by Tibetan Buddhist healers, and provide three specific examples of how this system has changed during the past thirty years in terms of how these healers are compensated, the introduction of Western medical approaches, and the global interest in this type of health care.


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Industry Supply

The total quantity of a good or service that all producers in an industry are willing and able to sell at various prices over a certain period.

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The elevation in overall cost triggered by assembling an extra unit of a product or service.

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