Traditional African medicine in dermatology: Complementary medical practices from East Africa and 'Guboow'

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Urbani, Carlo E ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALING; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SCAR; SOMALIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0032704923     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-081X(98)00069-8     Document Type: Review

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