Attitudes towards traditional health care in Mexico are blended from what influences?


Traditional health care in Mexico includes elements of Indian supernatural rituals combined with European folk medicine introduced from Spain. Beliefs and practices are closely interrelated with the culture, resulting in a health system widely shared throughout Latin America. Most Mexican Americans are familiar with the conditions specific to the culture, and many use the traditional cures.

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