The Cultural Context of Health: A Baloch Perspective: an Exploration of the Cultural Context and Consequences of Perceptions of Illness and Health-seeking Behaviour of the Baloch |
Contents
LITERATURE REVIEW | 15 |
THE BALOCH IN CONTEXT | 76 |
THE FOLK HEALERS AMONG THE BALOCH | 135 |
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