Gendering local knowledge: Medicinal plant use and primary health care in the Amazon

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 171-188

  Wayland, Coral ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Local knowledge; Medicinal plants; Primary health care; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BRAZIL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0035380382     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2001.15.2.171     Document Type: Article

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