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Anthropology and international health : Asian case studies / Mark Nichter and Mimi Nichter.
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Nichter, Mark
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Book
Language
English
Εdition
[2nd ed.].
Published/Created
Amsterdam : Gordon and Breach, ©1996.
Description
xxiv, 455 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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RA418.3.I4 N53 1996
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Subject(s)
Social medicine
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South Asia
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Medical anthropology
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South Asia
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Ethnology
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Cross-cultural studies
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Health education
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Maternal and infant welfare
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Medical anthropology
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India, South
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Medical anthropology
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Sri Lanka
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Health behavior
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India, South
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Health behavior
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Sri Lanka
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Health education
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India, South
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Health education
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Sri Lanka
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Nichter, Mimi
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Series
Theory and practice in medical anthropology and international health ; v. 3.
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Theory and practice in medical anthropology and international health ; v. 3
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Notes
"First edition ... published in 1989 as Anthropology and international health : South Asian case studies."--T.p. verso.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
1. Cultural Notions of Fertility in South Asia and Their Impact on Sri Lankan Family Planning Practices / Mark Nichter and Mimi Nichter
2. The Ethnophysiology and Folk Dietetics of Pregnancy: A Case Study from South India / Mark Nichter and Mimi Nichter
3. Modern Methods of Fertility Regulation: When and for Whom Are They Appropriate? / Mark Nichter and Mimi Nichter
4. Health Social Science Research on the Study of Diarrheal Disease: A Focus on Dysentery / Mark Nichter
5. Social Science Lessons from Diarrhea Research and Their Application to ARI / Mark Nichter
6. Acute Respiratory Illness: Popular Health Culture and Mother's Knowledge in the Philippines / Mark Nichter and Mimi Nichter
7. Popular Perceptions of Medicine: A South Indian Case Study / Mark Nichter
8. Paying for What Ails You: Sociocultural Issues Influencing the Ways and Means of Therapy Payment in South India / Mark Nichter.
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ISBN
9782884491716 ((hardcover))
2884491716 ((hardcover))
9782884491723 ((softcover))
2884491724 ((softcover))
LCCN
99460421
OCLC
35111734
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