The anthropology of public health

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Parker, Melissa ^a   Harper, Ian ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW; HUMAN; PUBLICATION; SOCIOLOGY;

ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; PERIODICALS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 33644867222     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932005001148     Document Type: Article

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