Navigating Uncertainty: Professional Trajectories and Recognition Boundaries in Integrative Medicine in Spain

Rosa Martínez-Cuadros, Maribel Blázquez-Rodríguez, Mónica Cornejo-Valle, Mar Griera, Departamento de Antropología, Universidad de Barcelona, Departamento de Antropología Social y Psicología Social, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Departamento de Sociología, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on November 26, 2025

Abstract

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Integrative medicine should be understood not as an isolated entity but as aboundary field—a contested space where medical legitimacy, scientific authority, and professional jurisdiction are continuously negotiated. The Spanish case illustrates how ...