Rheumatic diseases in Ayurveda: A historical perspective

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1553-1555

  Ulrich Merzenich, G ^a   Kraft, K ^a   Singh, L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Mahendra Sanskrit University   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 0033496601     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199907)42:7<1553::AID-ANR34>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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