Key:medical_system:western

medical_system:western
Description
Describes whenever a health care related object is related to the western medical system.
Group: health
Used on these elements
Requires
health_facility:type=* or health_person:type=* or health_amenity:*=* or health_service:*=*
Useful combination
health_specialty:*=* name=* operator=* phone=* website=* opening_hours=*
Status: in use
medical_system:western=* More details at taginfo
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The use of the word "western" is criticized, but there exist no better known alternative.

Indicates whether object is related to the western medical system.

This system is used worldwide, even in countries, which also teaches their traditional medical system at universities (e.g. in China or India). It has a foundation based on anatomy and physiology and is often evidence-based. Other (mostly derogatory) labels are school medicine and allopathic medicine, as well as (laudatory, but equally misleading) terms modern medicine and science-based medicine.

See also

• medical_system:*=yes/no
• Healthcare 2.0