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Anthropology and International Health (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)
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Anthropology and International Health (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)
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Recognizing the significance of cultural aspects in the practice of
medicine, this book places a strong emphasis on the social
structure, customs, and history of the indigenous population and
its ramifications on health care providers. The book also considers
the econo-cultural influences on the way medicine is practiced. By
including chapters that focus on health care's sudden advent as
commodity and the microeconomic approach to public funding for
health care facilities, the Nichters explore a world in which money
and patients' expectations play an ever increasing role in the way
health care is provided.
In this recently revised and updated edition of "Anthropology and
International Health," prominent anthropologists Mark and Mimi
Nichter examine some of the most significant health problems facing
Southern Asia today and provide a critical assessment of the ways
these problems are approached by those directly engaged in primary
health care. This series of informative essays demonstrates th
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