'I'm not dog, no!': Cries of resistance against cholera control campaigns

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1007-1024

  Nations, Marilyn K ^a,b,c   Monte, Cristina M G ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c Inst Conceitos Culturais and Med   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cholera; Health education messages; Non compliance; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BRAZIL; CHOLERA; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MASS MEDIUM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHOLERA CONTROL; HEALTH EDUCATION; POVERTY;

BRAZIL, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0030222817     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(96)00083-4     Document Type: Article

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