quackery
type: Concept
definition: One way in which orthodox medicine maintains its boundaries and excludes competitors, is label them as frauds or quacks. More generically, claims to medical scientific competence without appropriate state mandated qualifications, and using methods of diagnosis or treatment not recognized by the orthodox medical profession (allopathy/allopathic; complementary/alternative medicine; Flexner report; professionalization). [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Quackery]
broader: social problems

social problems
type: Concept
narrower: quackery

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: quackery