Title: Encyclopedia of medical anthropology
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.
Subjects: World health, Diseases, Social aspects, Social medicine, Cross-cultural studies, Health, Encyclopedias, Medicine, Medical anthropology, Transcultural medical care, Cultural Anthropology, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Disease, Ethnology, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Socioeconomic Factors, Medische antropologie, Sociologie médicale, Encyclopédies, Santé mondiale, Anthropologie médicale, Médecine, Études transculturelles, Santé, Maladies, Aspect social, English