Revisiting the Navajo way: Lessons for contemporary healing

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 413-427

  Schneider, Gregory W ^a   DeHaven, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HEALING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0042868547     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2003.0044     Document Type: Review

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