A traditional healers' training model in rural Nepal: strengthening their roles in community health
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Medicine and International Health
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1360-2276,1365-3156
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01094.x