Culture, Health and Illness / Cecil G. Helman, MB ChB FRCGP Dip Soc Anthrop.

By:

Helman, Cecil, 1944-2009 [author.]

Material type: Text

TextEdition: Fifth editionDescription: viii, 501 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cmISBN:

9780340914502 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

362.1042 23

LOC classification:

GN296 .H45 2007

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Lending	Newtownabbey Campus	362.1042 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	39548000004332

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.

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