Folk Medicinal Practices in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh, Western Himalaya

Human Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 479-488

  Uniyal, Sanjay Kr ^a   Sharma, Varun ^a   Jamwal, Pankaj ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MEDICINE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; KANGRA;

EID: 79960037421     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-011-9396-9     Document Type: Article

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