Native American Traditional and Alternative Medicine

@article{Johnston2002NativeAT,
  title={Native American Traditional and Alternative Medicine},
  author={Susan L. Johnston},
  journal={The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science},
  year={2002},
  volume={583},
  pages={195 - 213},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:145332334}
}
  • S. Johnston
  • Published 1 September 2002
  • Medicine, Sociology
  • The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
This article explores, through a selective review of the recent literature, how social and behavioral scientists are focusing their investigations of traditional and alternative medicine in Native American communities of the United States and Canada today.
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