Applying medical anthropology in the control of infectious disease

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1020-1027

  Manderson, Lenore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Infectious disease; Public health; Sustainable intervention

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASE CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANTHROPOLOGY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0032416942     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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