Western medicine and traditional healers: Partners in the fight against HIV/AIDS

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 822-825

  Liverpool, Joan ^a,b   Alexander, Randell ^a,b   Johnson, Melba ^a,b   Ebba, Ebba K ^a,b   Francis, Shelly ^a,c   Liverpool, Charles ^a,d  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Morehouse School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; South Africa; Traditional healer

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 2942585040     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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