Anthropology and international health : Asian case studies / Mark Nichter and Mimi Nichter.

Author
Nichter, Mark [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
[2nd ed.].
Published/​Created
Amsterdam : Gordon and Breach, ©1996.
Description
xxiv, 455 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    "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.
    ISBN
    • 9782884491716 ((hardcover))
    • 2884491716 ((hardcover))
    • 9782884491723 ((softcover))
    • 2884491724 ((softcover))
    LCCN
    99460421
    OCLC
    35111734
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