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