Attitudes of traditional healers towards Western medicine in rural Cameroon

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 161-164

  Heinzerling, Lucie M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAMEROON; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAMEROON; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICINE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL;

SOLANUM AETHIOPICUM;

EID: 23944509051     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0049475054620653     Document Type: Article

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