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A Methodology for Cross-cultural Ethnomedical Research [and Comments and Reply]

1988; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 29; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/203688

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Carole H. Browner, Arthur J. Rubel, Jean Benoist, E. L. Cerroni‐Long, J Charzewska, Benjamin N. Colby, Linda C. Garro, Nancie L. González, Byron J. Good, Roberta L. Hall, John M. Janzen, Arthur Kleinman, Angelina Pollak‐Eltz,

Cultural Competency in Health Care

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