Asians may perceive illness as disharmony with other forces and that medicine is only able to relieve the symptoms rather than cure the disease. They may look to naturalistic solutions and acupuncture to resolve or cure health problems
This is an example of cultural variations of:
1. Communication
2. Space
3. Social organization
4. Environmental control
ANS: 4
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