Authorizing tradition: Vectors of contention in Highland Maya midwifery

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 637-651

  Hinojosa, Servando Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical change; Child care; Guatemala; Maternal health; Maya midwifery

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

CHILD CARE; DISEASE VECTOR; HEALTH WORKER; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; BIOMEDICINE; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDWIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CHANGE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 2442419481     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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