The socio-cultural context and practical implications of ethnoveterinary medical pluralism in western Kenya

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-527

  Nyamanga, Peter Auma ^a   Suda, Collette ^b   Aagaard Hansen, Jens ^c  

^a Moi International Airport   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ethnoveterinary medicine; Health care system; Livestock; Medical pluralism; Perceptions; Practices

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 55249094781     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-008-9141-1     Document Type: Article

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