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'The medicine from China has rapid effects'

Alternative title:
Chinese medicine patients in Tanzania
Abstract:

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) involves both biomedical and traditional medical training, which makes well-trained TCM doctors inexpensive health care providers for primary health care. The Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Ministry of Commerce recognised this potential, and in the mid-1990s issued short-term licences for private TCM enterprises. In Dar es Salaam, some of these practices experiences a period of considerable growth, but by the year 2000 a degree of ambivalence if not resent...

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Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1080/13648470216335

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SAME
Sub department:
Social & Cultural Anthropology
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Journal:
Anthropology and medicine More from this journal
Volume:
9
Issue:
3
Pages:
291-313
Publication date:
2002-12-01
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EISSN:
1469-2910
ISSN:
1364-8470
Language:
English
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Local pid:
ora:2362
Deposit date:
2008-09-29

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