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Medical anthropology / Robert Pool and Wenzel Geissler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pool, Robert.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical anthropology.
- Anthropology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examines - concepts of culture; medical systems; patient's experience of illness and treatment; and other topics. This book includes examples of particular health problems, such as HIV and malaria, which show how an anthropological approach can contribute to a better understanding of health and illness.
- Contents:
- Cover page; Halftitle; Series titles; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Overview; Chapter 1; Cahpter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Glossary; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-94767-5
- 9786610947676
- 0-335-22749-X
- OCLC:
- 437181782
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