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Culture, health and development in South Asia : arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh / M. Saiful Islam.
Van Pelt Library RA1231.A7 I85 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Islam, M. Saiful (Anthropologist), author.
- Series:
- Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 112.
- Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 112
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arsenic--Toxicology--Social aspects--Bangladesh.
- Arsenic.
- Public health--Anthropological aspects--Bangladesh.
- Public health.
- Health behavior--Social aspects--Bangladesh.
- Health behavior.
- Arsenic Poisoning--ethnology.
- Arsenic Poisoning--prevention & control.
- Health behavior--Social aspects.
- Public health--Anthropological aspects.
- Arsenic--Toxicology.
- Social aspects.
- Bangladesh.
- Medical Subjects:
- Arsenic Poisoning--ethnology.
- Arsenic Poisoning--prevention & control.
- Bangladesh.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 148 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
- Contents:
- Introduction : the paradise poisoned
- Arsenic poisoning : culture, health and development perspectives
- Arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh : causes, health impacts and healthcare services
- Ghaa : the social construction of arsenicosis
- Arsenicosis as ghaa and health-seeking behaviour
- Arsenic mitigation strategies : why do they fail?
- Conclusion : the primacy of culture in health and development.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [129]-142) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781138654082
- 1138654086
- OCLC:
- 930014464
- Publisher Number:
- 99969120508
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