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Who Are 'informal health providers' and What Do They Do? Perspectives from Medical Anthropology (Research Summary)
Cross, J. and MacGregor, H - 01-Jan-09
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Cross, J. and MacGregor, H.(2009)
'Who Are 'Informal Health Providers' and What Do They Do? Perspectives from Medical Anthropology'
Who are the unlicensed, unregulated or informal private providers of medicinal services and products in Africa and Asia, and what do they do? In a growing and heterogeneous literature on the subject, there is debate over both the definition of informal health providers and the safety of their healthcare practices.