Engaging anthropology in urban health research: Issues and prospects

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 361-371

  Obrist, Brigit ^a   Tanner, Marcel ^b   Harpham, Trudy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0344496260     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1364847032000133861     Document Type: Article

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