Muthi traders on the Witwatersrand, South Africa - An urban mosaic

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 378-381

  Williams, V L ^a   Balkwill, K ^a   Witkowski, E T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Herb traders; Muthi; Trade; Traditional healers; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS; HERB TRADING; TRADE PATTERN; URBAN ECONOMY;

SOUTH AFRICA; WITWATERSRAND;

EID: 0031433029     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30789-4     Document Type: Article

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