Abstract
Garrison asserted the identity of all forms of ancient and primitive medicine. “One of the best accredited doctrines of recent times is that of the unity or solidarity of folk-ways.”1 This is true of all customs of primitive peoples which are concerned with the fundamental instincts of self-preservation and reproduction.
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Medvei, V.C. (1982). Prehistoric Times. In: A History of Endocrinology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7304-6_2
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