Can Andean medicine coexist with biomedical healthcare? A comparison of two rural communities in Peru and Bolivia

• Hoofdauteurs: Mathez-Stiefel (Auteur), Vandebroek Ina (Auteur), Rist Stephan (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Onderwerpen: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is commonly assumed that indigenous medical systems remain strong in developing countries because biomedicine is physically inaccessible or financially not affordable. This paper compares the health-seeking behavior of households...