Contribution of traditional medicine in the healthcare system of the Middle East

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-98

  Yesilada, Erdem ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Islamic medicine; Middle East; Traditional medicine; Traditional practitioners; Unani medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERB; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE EAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNANI MEDICINE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEDICINE, UNANI; MIDDLE EAST; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 79952549280     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-011-0651-0     Document Type: Article

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