Medicine, health and medical practice in precolonial Khoikhoi society: An anthropological-historical perspective

History and Anthropology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 515-536

  Viljoen, Russel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PHLEBOTOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTHROPOLOGY; BLOODLETTING; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HISTORY OF NURSING; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NETHERLANDS; RACE RELATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 62449292993     PISSN: 02757206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757206.1999.9960924     Document Type: Article

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