Receding horizons of health: Biocultural approaches to public health paradoxes

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 861-878

  Worthman, Carol M ^a   Kohrt, Brandon ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic transition; Health policy; Mental health; Population health; Social epidemiology

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LITERATURE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 13444255222     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.052     Document Type: Article

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