Illness, Inauspiciousness and Modes of Healing in Rajasthan

Contributions to Indian Sociology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-271

  Lambert, Helen ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 5244349877     PISSN: 00699667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/006996697031002004     Document Type: Article

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