Practical logics: The shapes and lessons of popular medical knowledge and practice - examples from Vietnam and Indigenous Australia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 703-711

  Craig, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Indigenous Australia; Medical anthropology; Popular knowledge; Traditional medicine; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; KNOWLEDGE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICINE; RESPONSIBILITY; SCIENCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIET NAM;

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; VIETNAM;

AUSTRALIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 0034287031     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00487-6     Document Type: Article

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