Survey of traditional beliefs in the Hungarian Csángó and Székely ethnomedicine in Transylvania, Romania

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-152

  Papp, Nóra ^a   Birkás Frendl, Kata ^a   Bencsik, Tímea ^a   Stranczinger, Szilvia ^a   Czégényi, Dóra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Belief; Ethnomedicine; Fieldwork; Romania; Transylvania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOBOTANY; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LIVESTOCK; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RITUAL; ROMANIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84904309896     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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