Harmony or Hegemony? the Rise and Fall of the Native Medical Institution, Calcutta; 1822-35

South Asia Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-104

  Khaleeli, Zhaleh ^a  

^a NONE

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ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY; INDIA; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MILITARY MEDICINE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOLDIER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

COLONIALISM; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; INDIA; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33645684282     PISSN: 02627280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026272800102100104     Document Type: Article

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