Rethinking medical anthropology: How anthropology is failing medicine

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-103

  Hemmings, Colin P ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 23144442023     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470500139841     Document Type: Article

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