Medical anthropology
By: edited by Cecil G. Helman.
Contributors: Helman, Cecil, 1944-
Series: The international library of essays in anthropology
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Aldershot, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 549
ISBN-13: 9780754626558
Subjects: Medical anthropology
Description: This volume includes key papers which outline the history, concepts, research findings and recent controversies in medical anthropology. Among the topics covered are transcultural psychiatry, food and nutrition, anthropology of the body, alcohol and drug use, and traditional healers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.