Religious beliefs about causes and treatment of epilepsy

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 510, 2005, Pages 26-31

  Ismail, Hanif ^a   Wright, John ^a   Rhodes, Penny ^a   Small, Neil ^b  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Epilepsy; Medicine; Southern Asia; Spirituality; Traditional

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUNISHMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL BELIEF; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SIKKIM;

EID: 11944258352     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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