Is there a divide between local medicinal knowledge and Western medicine? a case study among native Amazonians in Bolivia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Interest in ethnomedicine has grown in the last decades, with much research focusing on how local medicinal knowledge can contribute to Western medicine. Researchers have emphasized the divide between practices used by local medical...

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Main Authors: Calvet-Mir Laura, Reyes-García Victoria, Tanner Susan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/4/1/18