Anthropological perspectives on injections: A review

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 135-143

  Reeler, A V ^a  

^a Health Access International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural characteristics; Developing countries; Disease, ethnology; Injections, utilization; Knowledge, attitudes, practice

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; INJECTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL BACKGROUND; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; HEPATITIS; HIV INFECTIONS; KNOWLEDGE; LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; LABORATORY PROCEDURES; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; VIRAL DISEASES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL;

EID: 0033952250     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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