Current ethical and other problems in the practice of African traditional medicine

Medicine and Law

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-38

  Omonzejele, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Botanical property; Confidentiality; Forces; Holistic; Inanimate; Incantations; Life force; Mystical; Uniform; Universal test

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

AFRICA; BOTANY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; MASSAGE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUACKERY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0038412525     PISSN: 07231393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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