Snake and staff symbolism, and healing

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 553-556

  Retief, F P ^a   Cilliers, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GREECE; HEALING; HEALTH CARE; HISTORY; LITERATURE; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SNAKE; SYMBOLISM;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL MEDICINE; EMBLEMS AND INSIGNIA; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; SNAKES; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 0036057823     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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