Cultivating pluralism in health psychology

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 373-382

  Maclachlan, Malcolm ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cognitive tolerance; Culture; Health; Pluralism; Problem Portrait Technique

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; ETHICS; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIETY; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0033898866     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910530000500311     Document Type: Conference Paper

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