Caring. 1997 Oct; 16(10): 16-8.

A global perspective: traditional and nontraditional care.

al Watban H, Smith PG, Smith-Gordon A, Esteen PA.

King Fahad National Guard Hospital Home Health Care Program, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

With the National Association for Home Care's 16th Annual Meeting coinciding with the World Congress on Homecare and Hospice this month, CARING turns its focus to medicine around the world, in particular to what different cultures consider "traditional" medicine versus alternative medicine. Home care colleagues around the world responded to a survey on this question, revealing vast differences as well as surprising similarities between systems.