Two pahlavi chapters on medicine

Early Science and Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-351

  Adhami, Siamak ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundahin; Denkard VIII; Hippocratic medicine; medicine; Middle Persian; Sasanian

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053041969     PISSN: 13837427     EISSN: 15733823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157338211X587379     Document Type: Article

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