The social origins and expressions of illness

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 69, Issue , 2004, Pages 9-19

  Singer, Merrill ^a  

^a HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; BIOMEDICINE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCEPT FORMATION; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SOCIOLOGY;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; HUMANS;

EID: 3142769757     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldh016     Document Type: Review

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