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. 1985 Oct 5;291(6500):970. doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6500.970-a

Factors that influence patients in Sri Lanka in their choice between Ayurvedic and Western medicine.

I Wolffers
PMCID: PMC1417210  PMID: 3929984

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