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Medical Anthropology
Robert Pool
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Description for Medical Anthropology
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to the basic concepts, approaches and theories used, and shows how these contribute to understanding complex health related behaviour. Public health policies and interventions are more likely to be effective if the beliefs and behaviour of people are understood and taken into account. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
Medical anthropology is playing an increasingly important role in public health. This book provides an introduction to the basic concepts, approaches and theories used, and shows how these contribute to understanding complex health related behaviour. Public health policies and interventions are more likely to be effective if the beliefs and behaviour of people are understood and taken into account. The book examines:
Medical anthropology is playing an increasingly important role in public health. This book provides an introduction to the basic concepts, approaches and theories used, and shows how these contribute to understanding complex health related behaviour. Public health policies and interventions are more likely to be effective if the beliefs and behaviour of people are understood and taken into account. The book examines:
- Concepts of culture
- Medical systems
- Patient's experience of illness and treatment
- The use of medicines and healing practices
- Public health and medical research
Product Details
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
314g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780335218509
SKU
V9780335218509
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Ref
99-2
About Robert Pool
Senior Lecturers in Social Anthropology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Senior Lecturers in Social Anthropology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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