Towards integration of traditional healing and western healing: Is this a remote possibility?

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Published in Afr J Phys Health Educ Recreat Dance on November 01, 2013

Authors

M G Mokgobi1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology, School of Health Sciences, Monash South Africa, Private Bag X60, Roodepoort, 1725, Republic of South Africa. maboe.mokgobi@monash.edu.

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