Tribal health & culture: Symbiotic model of One Health.

Indian J Med Res

Former Head of the Department of Anthropology and Former Director, Inter-disciplinary School of Health Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411 007, Maharashtra, India.

Published: March 2021

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