Collaboration with traditional health practitioners in the provision of skin care for all in Africa

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 564-570

  Ryan, Terence J ^a,b   Hirt, Hans Martin ^c   Willcox, Merlin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Global Initiative for Traditional Systems GIFTS of Health   (United Kingdom)

^c ANAMED   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKIN CARE; SKIN DISEASE; SNAKEBITE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AFRICA; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; DERMATOLOGY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; SKIN CARE; SNAKE BITES;

EID: 79955026641     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05023.x     Document Type: Article

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