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3 Gallardo, Ernesto. ˇ° Curanderas, A Story of Mexican Folklore.ˇ± El Chicano.

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5. Harris, Martin L. ˇ°Curanderismo and the DSM-IV: Diagnostic and Treatment Implications for the Mexican American Clientˇ±. Julian Somora Research Institute. September 1998. http://www.jsri.msu.edu/RandS/research/ops/oc45abs.html

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