Buddhism, science, and market: The globalisation of Tibetan medicine

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 267-289

  Janes, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONSUMER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EUROPE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORTH AMERICA; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0037907743     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470216337     Document Type: Article

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