Culture, Health and Illness /
Helman, Cecil, 1944-2009,
Culture, Health and Illness / Cecil G. Helman, MB ChB FRCGP Dip Soc Anthrop. - Fifth edition. - viii, 501 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Previous edition: Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This new edition meets the ever-growing need for a clear starting point in understanding the clinical significance of cultural and social factors. The book addresses the complex interactions between health, illness and culture by setting out anthropological theory in a highly, readable jargon-free style.
9780340914502 (pbk.) : £26.99 No price
Medical anthropology.
Social medicine.
Health and Wellbeing.
GN296 / .H45 2007
362.1042
Culture, Health and Illness / Cecil G. Helman, MB ChB FRCGP Dip Soc Anthrop. - Fifth edition. - viii, 501 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Previous edition: Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This new edition meets the ever-growing need for a clear starting point in understanding the clinical significance of cultural and social factors. The book addresses the complex interactions between health, illness and culture by setting out anthropological theory in a highly, readable jargon-free style.
9780340914502 (pbk.) : £26.99 No price
Medical anthropology.
Social medicine.
Health and Wellbeing.
GN296 / .H45 2007
362.1042