Medicinal weeds of crop fields and role of women in rural health and hygiene in Nalbari district, Assam

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 501-504

  Bhattacharjya, D K ^a   Borah, P C ^a  

^a BH College   (India)

Author keywords

Assam; Ethnomedicine; Hygiene; Medicinal weed

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959304814     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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