title: Patient origins and usage of a unani clinic in Aligarh Town, India.
abstract: Cases exist in India, and elsewhere, of the coexistence of both traditional and modern allopathic medical systems. A survey of patients, practitioners and staff at a unani clinic in Aligarh Town, India, suggests that utilization of unani medicine is widespread among people of various ages and socio-economic strata.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Izhar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors