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Traditional Healers' Perceptions of Smokeless Tobacco Use and Health in the Limpopo Province of South Africa

Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf Department of Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Pretoria, South Africa
,
Karl Peltzer Human Science Research Council and Department of Psychology, University of Venda for Science and Technology, Venda, South Africa
&
Jane Mufamadi Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems, University of Venda for Science and Technology, Venda, South Africa
Pages 211-222 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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