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Traditional healers and modern medicine

The results of interviews with 93 traditional healers in three states of India are presented in this paper. These traditional healers are found to be increasingly using modern/allopathic medicines in their practice. The association of use of modern medicines has also been studied vis-à-vis their bac...

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Published in:Social science & medicine 1975, Vol.9 (1), p.15-21
Main Authors: Bhatia, J.C., Vir, Dharam, Timmappaya, A., Chuttani, C.S.
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