Mesopotamian medicine

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-30

  Retief, Francois P ^a   Cilliers, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH BELIEF; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; IRAQ; MAGIC; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SUPERSTITION; THEORY-PRACTICE RELATIONSHIP; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANCIENT LANDS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 33846440108     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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