Radio and the commodification of natural medicine in Ecuador

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2127-2137

  Miles, Ann ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodification; Ecuador; Mass media; Natural medicine

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; VITAMIN;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECUADOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MARKETING; MASS MEDIUM; MORALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADVERTISING; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ECUADOR; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; RADIO;

ECUADOR;

EID: 0032409106     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00276-7     Document Type: Article

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