Traditional faith healers as referral sources: A hospital-based descriptive study
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Psychiatrists' Association of Nepal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2350-8949,2091-2862
DOI: 10.3126/jpan.v7i2.24614