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Plural medical systems in the Horn of Africa : the legacy of 'Sheikh' Hippocrates

Leendert Jan Slikkerveer

(Monographs from the African Studies Centre, Leiden)

Kegan Paul International, 1990

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Plural medical systems in the Horn of Africa : the legacy of "Sheikh" Hippocrates

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First Published in 1990.This study is an important landmark in our understanding of the complexities of pluralistic medical systems. It is an unusual study as it provides an overview of the indigenous Oromo and Amhara, the regional Greaco-Arabic, and the cosmopolitan health systems in the Horn of Africa, using a variety of approaches and methodologies.

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  • NCID
    BA10438577
  • ISBN
    • 0710302037
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvii, 324 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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