Knowledge and practice of traditional medicine in Mexico: A survey of healthcare practitioners

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 416-420

  Nigenda, Gustavo ^a   Cifuentes, Enrique ^b   Hill, Warren ^c  

^a Fundacion Mexicana para la Salud AC   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Globalization; Non biomedical health care practitioners; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GLOBAL CHANGE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 14344266974     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2004.10.4.416     Document Type: Review

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