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Western Medicine in a Community in Ghana: A Social Change Review

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|Oct 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scr-2019-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2068-8016 | Journal ISSN: 2068-8008
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 89
Published on: Oct 2, 2020
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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