Integrating malay traditional healers into primary health care services in malaysia: Is it feasible?

International Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-17

  Razali, Salleh Mohd ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bomoh; Malay traditional healer; Mental illness; Primary health care; Psychiatric services; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AYURVEDA; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MASSAGE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WITCHCRAFT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 64849108779     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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