Traditional treatment of mental and psychosomatic disorders in Ethiopia

International Congress Series

Volumn 1241, Issue C, 2002, Pages 265-269

  Jacobsson, Lars ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Mental disorders; Psychosomatic disorder; Traditional treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750341000     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(02)00678-7     Document Type: Article

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