Healing: the fever abates in South Africa
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Peltzer
KEYWORDS: COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE, COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES, TRADITIONAL HEALERS, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/june-2009/healing-fever
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5917
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4790
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4790
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2009
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Peltzer
KEYWORDS: COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE, COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES, TRADITIONAL HEALERS, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/june-2009/healing-fever
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 5917
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4790
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4790
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Abstract
Surveys on the use and practice of traditional/complementary/alternative medicine over the past decade suggest that, although traditional medicine still plays an important role among South Africans, traditional or faith healers seem to be visited less often than before, writes Karl Peltzer.-
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