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Culture, health and illness
 — an introduction for health professionals
Author(s)C G Helman
PublisherButterworth Heinemann, Oxford, 1994
Pages446 pp
SourceButterworth Heinemann, Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP.
KeywordsHealth [elderly] ; Sociology, Social Science ; Ethnic groups ; Religion.
AnnotationProvides an overview of medical anthropology and explains how different cultural, social and ethnic groups views the causes of ill health and the treatment they believe in. Topics include diet and nutrition, doctor-patient interaction, pharmacology, psychiatry and cultural factors in epidemiology.
Accession NumberCPA-950315001
ClassmarkCC: S: TK: TR

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