Health and Medicine in the Islamic Tradition: Change and Identity
- ISBN-10
- 1871031648
- ISBN-13
- 9781871031645
- Category
- Religion / Islam / General
- Pages
- 149
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- ABC International Group
- Author
- Fazlur Rahman
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