Traditional bhutanese medicine (gSo-ba Rig-pa): An integrated part of the formal health care services

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 161-167

  Wangchuk, Phurpa ^a   Wangchuk, Dorji ^a   Aagaard Hansen, Jens ^b  

^a Ministry of Health   (Bhutan)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

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EID: 33947598648     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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