What is ethnomedicine?
a. It is the development of native doctors and clinics as a way to deal with chronic health problems.
b. It is the marketing and distribution of herbs and natural remedies.
c. It is the use of psychology and Western medicine as a way to treat the whole person.
d. It is the practice of medicine within an ethnically diverse segment of the population.
e. It is a local approach to health care that is culturally relevant.
ANSWER:
e
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