The use of unorthodox therapies and marginal practitioners

Sociomedical Variations Among Ethnic Groups

Edward A. Suchman · American Journal of Sociology · 1964 · 310 citations

Social Sciences, Health Behavior, Sociology +12

“Feed a cold, starve a fever” — folk models of infection in an english suburban community, and their relation to medical treatment

Cecil G. Helman · Culture Medicine and Psychiatry · 1978 · 305 citations

Social Sciences, Community Health, Infectious Diseases +13

The Hierarchy of Resort in Curative Practices: The Admiralty Islands, Melanesia

Lola Romanucci Schwartz · Journal of Health and Social Behavior · 1969 · 178 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Ethics +7

Medicine takers, prescribers and hoarders

Deanne E. Knapp, David A. Knapp · Social Science & Medicine (1967) · 1974 · 168 citations

Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice, Clinical Medicine +4

Agranulocytosis Caused by Chinese Herbal Medicines

Curt A. Ries · JAMA · 1975 · 92 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pathobiology +8