A socio-cultural study of traditional healers role in African health care
Abstract Background There is a widely held view that a major cause of delay in diagnosis of cancer at an early stage in Africa is the fact that many patients consult traditional healers first and are often treated by them until curative treatment cannot be undertaken. Purpose This qualitative study...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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Series: | Infectious Agents and Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-019-0232-y |