Ayurveda: Between religion, spirituality, and medicine

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kessler, C ^a   Wischnewsky, M ^b   Michalsen, A ^a   Eisenmann, C ^c   Melzer, J ^d,e  

^a Immanuel Hospital   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e Königin Elisabeth Herzberge Hospital   (Germany)

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EID: 84893750168     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/952432     Document Type: Article

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