Encyclopedia of medical anthropology
Subtitle: health and illness in the world's cultures
By: edited by Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember.
Contributors: Ember, Carol R.; Ember, Melvin.
Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1071
Subjects: Social medicine -- Encyclopedias; World health -- Encyclopedias; Medical anthropology -- Encyclopedias; Medicine -- Cross-cultural studies; Health -- Cross-cultural studies; Diseases -- Social aspects; Anthropology, Cultural -- Encyclopedias -- English; Cross-Cultural Comparison -- Encyclopedias -- English; Disease -- ethnology -- Encyclopedias -- English; Health Behavior -- ethnology -- Encyclopedias -- English; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice -- Encyclopedias -- English; Socioeconomic Factors -- Encyclopedias -- English; Medische antropologie
Genres: Encyclopedias.; Cross-cultural studies.; Encyclopedias
Description: The encyclopedia is organized into two main sections: topics and cultures. The topics section covers general topics relating to medical anthropology such as medical systems; political, economic and social issues; sexuality, reproduction and the life cycle; and health conditions and diseases. The cultures section covers over 50 cultures from around the world and describes their health practices in detail, following a standard format to facilitate comparisons. -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Topics; title: v. 2. Cultures.