Traditional orthopaedic practitioners‘ Place in contemporary health: A case study from Southern India

Health Providers in India: On the Frontlines of Change

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 182-199

  Unnikrishnan, P M ^a   Lokesh Kumar, H P ^b   Shankar, Darshan ^c  

^a Foundation for the Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions   (India)

^b Indian Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine FRLHT ^*

^c FRLHT   (India)

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EID: 84920393160     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203150986     Document Type: Chapter

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