'Sacraments' in the hospital: Exploring the magic and religion of recovery

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-150

  Van Der Geest, Sjaak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAGIC; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION;

EID: 23144439426     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470500139957     Document Type: Article

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