Culture, Health and Illness, Fifth editionCulture, Health and Illness is the leading international textbook on the role of cultural and social factors in health, illness, and medical care. Since first published in 1984, it has been used in over 40 countries within universities, medical schools and nursing colleges. This new edition meets the ever-growing need for a clear starting point in |
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Contents
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6 Gender and reproduction | 156 |
7 Pain and culture | 185 |
drugs alcohol and tobacco | 196 |
13 Telemedicine and the Internet | 334 |
genetics and biotechnology | 355 |
15 Cultural factors in epidemiology | 372 |
16 The AIDS pandemic | 392 |
malaria and leprosy | 412 |
18 Medical anthropology and global health | 425 |
19 New research methods in medical anthropology | 456 |
Journals and websites | 467 |
9 Ritual and the management of misfortune | 224 |
10 Crosscultural psychiatry | 245 |
11 Cultural aspects of stress and suffering | 288 |
12 Migration globalization and health | 304 |
Author index | 469 |
Subject index | 478 |
Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Culture, Health and Illness, Fifth edition |
| Author | Cecil Helman |
| Edition | 5, illustrated |
| Publisher | CRC Press, 2007 |
| ISBN | 1444113631, 9781444113631 |
| Length | 512 pages |
| Subjects | › Medical / Administration Medical / General Medical / Public Health |
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