The practice and tradition of bonesetting

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Agarwal, A ^a   Agarwal, R ^b  

^a CNBC   (India)

^b UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Orthodox and unorthodox treatments; Traditional bonesetting

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953386624     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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