A glimpse into traditional outlook towards health: A literature review

Samir Al-Adawi

doi:10.1007/BF01140207

A glimpse into traditional outlook towards health: A literature review

Samir Al-Adawi^*

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Abstract

Traditional healing processes are delivering health needs to a large number of people in many developing countries. This paper reviews traditional healers' knowledge about concepts of health, etiology, anatomical and physiological knowledge, diagnosis and treatment and management of abnormality.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	67-79
Number of pages	13
Journal	The Journal of Medical Humanities
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01140207
Publication status	Published - Jun 1993
Externally published	Yes

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Health(social science)
Health Policy

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