Examining Ethnomedical Diagnoses and Treatment Choices for Diarrheal Disorders in Lubumbashi Swahili

Medical Anthropology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-4, 1994, Pages 211-247

  Yoder, P Stanley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

diarrhea; ethnomedical diagnosis; qualitative research; survey research; symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951393903     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.1994.9966116     Document Type: Article

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