title: The world according to homeopathy.
abstract: The author, a family nurse practitioner, describes how homeopathic medicines and the homeopathic conceptual framework distinguish her practice from a conventional one. An introduction to homeopathic health care includes a brief history of the discovery of homeopathy, the homeopathic view of the healing process, and the origins of disease. Factors that would influence a person's candidacy for homeopathy are discussed. Case studies are included.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Skinner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000628:therapy; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008974:Mollusca; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts