Why Breast Cancer Patients Seek Traditional Healers
Traditional healing is a common practice in low and middle income countries such as Malaysia. Eighty percent of Malaysians consult traditional healers or “bomoh” at some time in their life for health-related issues. The purpose of our study was to explore why breast cancer patients visit traditional...
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Main Authors: | Mazanah Muhamad, Sharan Merriam, Norhasmilia Suhami |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Breast Cancer |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/689168 |
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