Eye protection practices and symptoms among welders in the Limpopo Province of South Africa+
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Medicinal plants and traditional practices in peri-urban domestic gardens of the Limpopo province, South Africa
Despite the increasing acceptance of traditional medicines in peri-urban areas in South Africa, this rich indigenous knowledge is not adequately documented. Therefore, an ethnobotanical study was undertaken to document medicinal plants grown and maintained in per-urban domestic gardens in the Capricorn District, Limpopo Province. Semi-structured interviews, observation and guided walks with 62 ...
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I declare that this research report is my own unaided work. It is being submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Science at the University of the Witwatersrand. It has not been submitted before for any degree or examination at any other university. Figure 1 Map showing the location of the study area. White areas represent privately owned land used for Figure 3: Long-term (198...
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متن کاملComparison between indigenous and Western postnatal care practices in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
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عنوان ژورنال: African Vision and Eye Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2410-1516,2413-3183
DOI: 10.4102/aveh.v68i3.163