Culture as an explanation in population health

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-247

  Hruschka, Daniel J ^a  

^a SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Culture; Population health

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; HEALTH STATUS; POPULATION THEORY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION; BIBLIOMETRICS; CULTURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67649239960     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460902852593     Document Type: Review

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