Ayurvedic patients in Germany

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 223-244

  Frank, Robert ^a   Stollberg, Gunnar ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; BIOMEDICINE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038583932     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470216332     Document Type: Article

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