Aristophanes Wealth: ancient alternative medicine and its modern survival

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 651-653

  Koutouvidis, N ^a   Papamichael, E ^a   Fotiadou, A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0029908682     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689608901118     Document Type: Short Survey

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