Women's Bodies and Women's Lives in Western Herbal Medicine in the UK

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-91

  Nissen, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

complementary and alternative medicine; femininity; gender; self care; Western herbal medicine; women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; SELF CARE; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84871062093     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2012.674079     Document Type: Article

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