title: The alternative health care revolution.
abstract: The drama of mergers, acquisitions, downsizing, and the managed redirection of health care resources away from acute care hospitals and high technology medicine has overshadowed another change in the contemporary health care culture--the growing interest in alternative health care. What is behind this phenomenon?
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of America School of Nursing, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Donley
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000639:trends*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000639:trends*; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011639:Public Opinion; D014481:United States