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Tongans
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers • 2 • Published In 2004 • Pages: 980-990
By: McGrath, Barbara Burns.
Abstract
This is an encyclopedia article on Tongan health and medicine. The author gives a background of Tonga culture and history. She then discusses the health care system, traditional healers, modern medical practitioners, theories and treatment of disease, sexuality and reproduction, and child development.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2006
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2004
- Field Date
- unknown
- Coverage Date
- 1643-2004
- Coverage Place
- Tonga
- Notes
- Barbara Burns McGrath
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 988-990)
- LCCN
- 2003050644
- LCSH
- Tongans