Revitalization and Development of Karen Traditional Medicine for Sustainable Refugee Health Services at the Thai–Burma Border
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Revitalization and Development of Karen Traditional Medicine for Sustainable Refugee Health Services at the Thai–Burma Border Gerard Bodeker & Cora Neumann To cite this article: Gerard Bodeker & Cora Neumann (2012) Revitalization and Development of Karen Traditional Medicine for Sustainable Refugee Health Services at the Thai–Burma Border, Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 10:1, 6-30, DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2012.646224 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2012.646224
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