Understanding and Applying Medical Anthropology

McGraw-Hill Education (2009)
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This collection of 49 readings with extensive background description exposes students to the breadth of theoretical perspectives and issues in the field of medical anthropology. The text provides specific examples and case studies of research as it is applied to a range of health settings: from cross-cultural clinical encounters to cultural analysis of new biomedical technologies to the implementation of programs in global health settings.

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Peter Brown
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Biocultural dialogues: Biology and culture in psychological anthropology.Daniel J. Hruschka - 2005 - Ethos: Journal of the Society for Psychological Anthropology 33 (1):1-19.
What's cultural about biocultural research?William W. Dressler - 2005 - Ethos: Journal of the Society for Psychological Anthropology 33 (1):20-45.

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