Identity, ideology and inequality: Methodologies in medical anthropology, Guatemala 1950-1995

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 579-587

  Barrett, Bruce ^a  

^a Eau Claire Family Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Ethics; Guatemala; Identity; Ideology; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; ETHICS; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; IDENTITY; IDEOLOGY; MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; GUATEMALA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INDIANS, CENTRAL AMERICAN; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; SOCIAL VALUES;

ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH BELIEFS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; METHODOLOGY;

GUATEMALA;

EID: 0030621314     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00205-5     Document Type: Article

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