Saving Tibet? An inquiry into modernity, lies, truths, and beliefs

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-110

  Adams, Vincanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Modernity; Quantification; Safe motherhood; Tibet

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; CHINA; CIVILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORGERY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MORALITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTHER; MOTIVATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POPULATION SIZE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MORALS; MORBIDITY; POLITICS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; TIBET; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 14644419621     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740590905651     Document Type: Review

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