Native healing in Arab-Islamic societies

Handbook of Culture, Therapy, and Healing

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 343-365

  Al Issa, Ihsan ^a   Al Subaie, Abdulla ^b  

^a International Arab Psychological Association   (Canada)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 85082268214     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410610416-30     Document Type: Chapter

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