Health and Health Care In Developing Countries : Sociological Perspectives /

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In this seminal collection of articles on health care in the Third World, sociological perspectives are applied to medical issues in revealing ways. Fourteen essays (all but two of which are original to this volume) examine the social production of health, disease, and systems of care throughout the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gallagher, Eugene B. (Editor), Conrad, Peter, 1945- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1993.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social medicine.
MEDICAL > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
sociology.
Sociologie.
Services de sante.
Sociology
Health Services
Developing Countries
Sociology.
National health services.
Social medicine > Developing countries.
Developing countries.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. The social production of disease
  • pt. 2. Seeking medical care
  • pt. 3. Traditional and modern medicines
  • pt. 4. Modern medicine in developing societies
  • pt. 5. Sociopolitics of Health Care
  • pt. 6. Applying social science knowledge in health settings.

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