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African Traditional Healers : The Economics of Healing

The traditional healers are a source of health care for which Africans have always paid. Even with the expansion of modern medicine, healers are still popular and command fees exceeding the average treatment cost at most modern practitioners. Are t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leonard, Kenneth L.
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ASTHMA
DOCTORS
EMPLOYMENT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH ECONOMICS
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HOSPITALS
ILLNESSES
MALARIA
MEDICATION
MODERN MEDICINE
PARENTS
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS
RURAL HEALTH CARE
SMOKING
SURGERY
TRADITIONAL HEALERS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1574609/african-traditional-healers-economics-healing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10806

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1574609/african-traditional-healers-economics-healing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10806

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