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This book was conceived as an attempt to bring together Western and Indian approaches to the theme of health care and promotion, with the aim to propose an integrated perspective that can help overcome the limitations of culture-bound models and highlight the contribution potential of a complex and multidimensional view to research and intervention practices.
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Morandi, A., Nambi, A.N.N., Fave, A.D. (2013). Joining Knowledge Traditions: Towards an Integrated Approach to Health and Well-Being. In: Morandi, A., Nambi, A. (eds) An Integrated View of Health and Well-being. Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6689-1_11
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