The Role of the African Traditional Healer in Women's Health

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-189

  Nelms, Linda W ^a   Gorski, June ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

African; clinical area women's health; healers; traditional

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AFRICAN MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33646689352     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659605285411     Document Type: Article

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