A companion to medical anthropology / edited by Merrill Singer and Pamela I. Erickson.

Colaborador(es): Singer, Merrill [editor] | Erickson, Pamela I., (Pamela Irene), 1951- [editor]Tipo de material: TextoTextoSeries Blackwell companions in anthropology ; 8Detalles de publicación: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011Descripción: xxxi, 541 páginas ; 26 cmTipo de contenido: texto Tipo de medio: sin medio Tipo de portador: volumenISBN: 9781405190022Tema(s): Antropología médica | Salud pública -- Aspectos antropológicas | Cambio socialClasificación LoC:GN296 | .C65Clasificación: Recursos en línea: Cover image Resumen: "In a global environment of enormous health challenges, medical anthropologists offer important understandings of health systems and healing practices around the world. These leading international scholars assess our persisting problems of malnutrition, chronic and infectious diseases, and the influence of escalating levels of inequality, poverty, war, and genocide. A Companion to Medical Anthropology examines the key issues and controversies in medical anthropology today. Singer and Erickson present a thorough assessment of a specific area of medical anthropology, including expert overviews of major topics such as environmental health, global health, biotechnology, syndemics, nutrition, substance abuse, infectious disease, and sexuality and reproductive health. The authors also provide a guide to future trends and the emerging issues that will shape the future of medical anthropology and global health for years to come"-- Provided by publisher.
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"In a global environment of enormous health challenges, medical anthropologists offer important understandings of health systems and healing practices around the world. These leading international scholars assess our persisting problems of malnutrition, chronic and infectious diseases, and the influence of escalating levels of inequality, poverty, war, and genocide. A Companion to Medical Anthropology examines the key issues and controversies in medical anthropology today. Singer and Erickson present a thorough assessment of a specific area of medical anthropology, including expert overviews of major topics such as environmental health, global health, biotechnology, syndemics, nutrition, substance abuse, infectious disease, and sexuality and reproductive health. The authors also provide a guide to future trends and the emerging issues that will shape the future of medical anthropology and global health for years to come"-- Provided by publisher.

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