A qualitative study: Potential benefits and challenges of traditional healers in providing aspects of palliative care in rural South Africa

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Campbel, L M ^a   Amin, N N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Qualitative research; South Africa; Traditional healer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA; SPIRITUALISM;

EID: 84904664602     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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