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Collaboration or renunciation? The role of traditional medicine in mental health care in Rwanda and Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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Pages 159-172 | Received 17 Jun 2015, Accepted 12 Sep 2016, Published online: 07 Oct 2016

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