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ERIC Number: EJ235404
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Curanderas and Brujas--Herbal Healing in Mexican American Communities.
Toohey, Jack V.; Dezelsky, Thomas L.
Health Education (Washington D.C.), v11 n4 p2-4 Jul-Aug 1980
Health educators should strive to understand the origins and roles of curanderas (herbalists) and brujas (witches) in Mexican American culture and appreciate both the advantages and the related problems that these people bring to their patients and their communities. (CMJ)
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Folk Culture, Health Education, Mexican Americans, Rural Population
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Folk Medicine