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Medical Anthropology
Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness
Volume 13, 1992 - Issue 4
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Clinical implications of a folk illness: Empacho in mainland Puerto Ricans

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Pages 285-299 | Published online: 12 May 2010

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