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Cultural Perspectives on Traditional Tibetan Medicine

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William, R., Steiner, P. (2003). Cultural Perspectives on Traditional Tibetan Medicine. In: Selin, H. (eds) Medicine Across Cultures. Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48094-8_5

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