The idea of health: History, medical pluralism, and the management of the body in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 348-375

  Whitaker, Elizabeth D ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emilia Romagna; Health beliefs; Humoral medicine; Italy; Medical pluralism

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; BEHAVIOR; BIOMEDICINE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRINKING; FOOD; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION; ITALY; POLLUTION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0141962418     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2003.17.3.348     Document Type: Review

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