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Medicine Across Cultures

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    Helaine Selin

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Brun, V. (2003). Traditional Thai 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_6

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