Culture, health and illness

Culture, health and illness

Culture, Health and Illness is an introduction to the role of cultural and social factors in health and disease, showing how an understanding of these factors can improve medical care and health education. The book demonstrates how different cultural, social or ethnic groups explain the causes of il...

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Main Author: Helman, Cecil G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Arnold Publishers 2001
Edition:Fourth edition
Subjects:
Social Medicine
Sociology, Medical
Anthropology
Online Access:Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
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