Towards an indigenous definition of health: an explorative study to understand the indigenous Ecuadorian people's health and illness concepts

• Main Authors: Estefanía Bautista-Valarezo (Author), Víctor Duque (Author), Adriana Elizabeth Verdugo Sánchez (Author), Viviana Dávalos-Batallas (Author), Nele R. M. Michels (Author), Kristin Hendrickx (Author), Veronique Verhoeven (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Backgrounds An intercultural society facilitates equitable and respectful interrelations. Knowing and understanding each other's sociocultural and linguitic contexts is a prerequisite for an intercultural society. This study explores the concepts of health and illness among healers of ...