A glossary of culture in epidemiology

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 947-951

  Hruschka, D J ^a,c   Hadley, C ^b  

^a SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; HUMANS;

EID: 54349103803     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.076729     Document Type: Article

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