Medical pluralism refers to the coexistence of multiple medical systems in a society, each with its own practices and beliefs. This can include biomedical, traditional, and alternative medicine, among others. It recognizes that patients may seek treatments from multiple sources and that healthcare is not exclusive to one system.

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Edical Pluralism Is

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edical pluralism is:

A) an approach to human sickness and health combining principles of evolutionary theory and human evolutionary history.
B) a difference in the health status between the wealthy elite and the poor in stratified societies.
C) the presence of multiple medical systems,each with its own practices and beliefs in a society.
D) a patterned set of ideas and practices relating to illness.
E) when there is a surplus of medical practitioners in one area and a scarcity in another (nearby) area.

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