Cultural Changes and Their Influences on Medical Practices among the Kwahu People of Ghana (c. 1700-2019)
The cultural values of any group of people correlates with the practice of medicine either in traditional or advanced societies. Using a qualitative research approach, the study accounts for the changes in culture and how it has influenced the medical practice of the Kwahu people of Ghana in partic...
Main Authors: | Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, Benjamin Dompreh Darkwa, Dennis Baffour Awuah, Lucky Tomdi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Università degli Studi di Torino
2020-06-01
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Series: | Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies |
Online Access: | https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/4568 |
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