Description
| Product ID: | 9780335218509 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Medical Anthropology |
| Authors: | Author: Robert, Ph.D. Pool, Wenzel Geissler |
| Page Count: | 184 |
| Subjects: | Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Medical sociology, Medical sociology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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:
Series Editors: Rosalind Plowman and Nicki Thorogood. |
| Imprint Name: | Open University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Open University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2005-10-16 |
