The Term "Medical Pluralism" Refers to the __________

question 70

Multiple Choice

The term "medical pluralism" refers to the __________.

• A)presence of many illnesses in one community
• B)growing tendency for Western medical students to overspecialize
• C)practice, in industrial countries, of a patient consulting several physicians before deciding what to do
• D)presence of multiple health systems within a society
• E)situation when a doctor suggests several forms of treatment to a patient

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