Open AccessLifestyle Medicine Philippines: A Journey of Hope
Author(s) -
Johann Kim T Manez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of lifestyle medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1559-8284
pISSN - 1559-8276
DOI - 10.1177/1559827620951752
Subject(s) - lifestyle medicine , medicine , alternative medicine , family medicine , gerontology , traditional medicine , pathology
From rock bottom beginnings, lifestyle medicine became a symbol of hope for people with chronic diseases in the Philippines. Noncommunicable diseases remain the burden of disease in the country and with the acceptance of lifestyle medicine by the Philippine Medical Association, the future of lifestyle medicine looks bright in this part of the world.