Soc Sci Med. 1990 ; 30(10): 1139-41.

Patient origins and usage of a unani clinic in Aligarh Town, India.

Izhar N.

Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.

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.