A review of curanderismo and healing practices among Mexicans and Mexican Americans

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 82-88

  Tafur, Maritza Montiel ^a,d   Crowe, Terry K ^b   Torres, Eliseo ^c  

^a Deppa Therapy Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Curanderism; Mexican healers

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HISPANIC; MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; AMERICAN INDIAN; HUMAN;

HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES;

EID: 65249094287     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.265     Document Type: Review

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